Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber

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Green And Red

Diving into Jia Baoyu's poetic title

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Daniel Evensen
Jul 24, 2026
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Green And Red

I was wrong yesterday when I said that Jia Baoyu’s statement didn’t have any literary precedent.

Well, I suppose I was sort of wrong. Let me know what you think about this poetic example.

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