Granny Liu Is Blown Away
Today we see Granny Liu’s first glimpse of just how magnificent the Jia family house is. It’s fascinating to see the social distinctions between the different characters here. Cao Xueqin was clearly fascinated by the idea of taking characters from different social standings and putting them in completely foreign circumstances. This is the first passage of this sort that we’ve seen so far, though there will be more.
My Translation
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Dream of the Red Chamber to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.