Why do you say, "It's no use just reading a dream of red mansions and reading all the poems"?

A Dream of Red Mansions is a great work with high ideological and artistic quality, which represents the highest achievement of classical novel art and is also a model of China ancient literature.

A Dream of Red Mansions is the crystallization of traditional culture, permeated with traditional cultural factors. It is an encyclopedia of feudal society and a master of China traditional culture. Various forms of literature, art and skills, including poems, words, songs, poems, ode, poems, plaques, couplets, letters, riddles, jokes, wine orders, storytelling, hundred plays, sculptures, clay sculptures, meditation, divination and divination. ?

A Dream of Red Mansions is the product of a specific historical and cultural background. Broadly speaking, China's ancient cultural tradition, which lasted more than 4,000 years until the middle of Qing Dynasty, can be regarded as the grand cultural background of A Dream of Red Mansions. Long-term cultural accumulation provides a suitable soil for the breeding of cultural and artistic products. Of course, the specific cultural background between Ming and Qing Dynasties is also very important. It determines that a work appears at this time rather than at another time. Although the Qing Dynasty came to power as a nation with relatively backward culture and suffered the trauma caused by the great social turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty, soon, with the recovery and development of social economy, culture began to recover. In Cao Xueqin's period, not only the economy achieved considerable prosperity, but also the culture showed a vigorous development trend. If it is said that at the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Manchu dignitaries were still relatively alienated from Chinese culture, so the rules and regulations of courtiers and palaces needed the guidance of eunuchs. By the period of Kang, Yong and Gan, the integration of Manchu and Han cultures had reached a considerable level, and princes and ministers and children of the royal family were all influenced by traditional culture, claiming to be authentic descendants of Chinese culture. Cao Xueqin and his family are the products of the specific cultural environment in this historical period, the background of traditional culture, the specific cultural background in Ming and Qing Dynasties and the cultural environment of Cao Shi family, all of which are integrated in Cao Xueqin. A Dream of Red Mansions is the crystallization of traditional culture, which is permeated with extremely rich traditional cultural factors. In reflecting the richness of life, it is an encyclopedia of feudal society; As far as the cultural factors it contains are concerned, it can be called the confluence of China traditional culture. Various forms of literature, art and skills, including poems, words, songs, poems, ode, poems, plaques, couplets, letters, riddles, jokes, wine orders, storytelling, hundred plays, sculptures, clay sculptures, meditation, divination and divination. A Dream of Red Mansions can't be written without various cultural accumulations. Similarly, to truly understand A Dream of Red Mansions, we also need corresponding knowledge reserves; This is why among the five classical novels, The Water Margin, The Journey to the West and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms are easily accepted by ordinary readers, while A Dream of Red Mansions is more popular with intellectuals. It is not only a matter of subject matter, but also The Scholars was written by intellectuals, but it is much easier to accept than A Dream of Red Mansions. The production and acceptance of cultural masterpieces require writers and readers to have considerable conditions. Of course, any works that can stand the test of time in the history of literature are excellent works of art and symbols of a certain culture, but A Dream of Red Mansions has a higher grade, which not only represents the traditional culture of China, but also is a treasure house of traditional culture of China. A Dream of Red Mansions devoted a lot of space to describing the daily life of feudal aristocrats in the middle of18th century, a large part of which belonged to cultural life, such as poetry-chanting, writing poems, guessing games, painting, playing chess, telling stories, watching plays, mowing grass, making flowers, visiting gardens and feasting, all of which were cultural activities of the upper classes of feudal society. Drinking is generally a kind of material enjoyment, but it has changed in A Dream of Red Mansions, and sometimes it is sublimated into art and becomes a part of cultural and artistic activities. On the thirty-eighth occasion, Baochai helped Xiangyun to entertain, and invited Grandmother Jia and others to eat crabs, which was combined with visiting the garden, enjoying flowers and writing poems. The artistic value is greater than the practical value. On the forty-fourth occasion, Grandmother Jia returned the banquet to Xiangyun, saying, "Put a few cups in front of everyone, everyone likes to eat one or two, and a assorted heart-saving box." "The style of the box also depends on the style of several cups, each with a black silver spoon and a ten-brocade enamel cup." The author's main purpose is to write about the elegant ways and instruments of drinking, not the drinking itself, so he didn't mention how to eat and who ate what. Then the capital close-up of the lively dental order turned to amusement. At the seventy-first session of Jia Mu's eightieth birthday, the two houses of Rong Ning held separate banquets. Ningfu invited officials and guests, Fu Rong treated them, followed by various forms of family dinners, which lasted for a week, interspersed with activities such as watching operas, but the focus was on rendering ostentation and etiquette, which was always inseparable from cultural content. I want to cook according to the recipes in A Dream of Red Mansions, and even prepare to open a restaurant to attract customers with Jia's dishes. There are always such "red scientists" and industrialists, but few of them succeed. The reason is that the ornamental value of drinks in A Dream of Red Mansions is greater than the practical value. On the one hand, Cao Xueqin made life artistic, on the other hand, he also made life artistic. Believe it or not, Mr. Liu praised the "eggplant owl". Who will judge according to law? I'm afraid it may not succeed. The traditional cultural factors permeated in A Dream of Red Mansions are not only reflected in a large number of direct descriptions of cultural life and activities, but also the characters in the book represent the cultural character of China people. China has been a patriarchal society for a long time, with family as the standard, mutual respect and contact. Individuals have no place to stand, and personality can only be seen in interpersonal relationships. All kinds of characters in A Dream of Red Mansions revolve around Jiafu, a big feudal family, castrated vertically and horizontally, interlocking, and derived endless stories. The so-called sunny is the shadow of Dai, and the so-called offensive is the vice of firewood, which is not only a way to write characters, but also a manifestation of characters' character in the same family environment. The women in the book represent different cultural levels, high and low, high and low, appealing to both refined and popular tastes, and literate. They are all different from each other. Among the four sisters in Jia family, our cultural quality is the most outstanding, followed by "Ying Chun" and "Chun". However, many of them have excellent upbringing, but each has its own strengths. Xiren, Zijuan, Pinger and Yuanyang, as maids who serve their masters, have different personalities, but they are also influenced by traditional culture in their temperament cultivation. They can't read and write themselves, but they have a certain degree of culture and education, which is entirely caused by environmental habits. Even the little girls, Xueyan, Sheyue, Yingying, Cuilv and Yuchuan, are like "the maids of the Zheng family". Back to the sixty-second, Luo Xiao, Fang Guan and others are mowing grass. This one said "I have peony flowers in the peony pavilion" and the other said "I have loquat fruit in the pipa", and the names of two famous plays blurted out; The forty-sixth time Yuanyang refused to marry, so she went against her sister-in-law and said, "What kind words?" ? The eagle in Song Huizong and the horse in Zhao Ziang are both good paintings! "

These two examples; It is enough to prove that Jia's illiterate servant girl also has a certain cultural accomplishment. Culture is a big concept. Speech, behavior, manners, treatment, reception, appearance and clothing all reflect a person's cultural characteristics. Mr. Liu mistook Pinger for Ann. Not only did he see Pinger everywhere, but Pinger's extraordinary behavior was also related to him. Even Xifeng, who didn't have a chance to read poetry, was certainly better at scheming, sharpness and means, and even rolled around looking for money and stirring up abuse. On the other hand, she is also very good at dealing with all kinds of complicated relationships between the old and the young, which embodies a certain feudal family education. "I like him like this," said Grandmother Jia. "Besides, he is not a child who knows his height." The "height" that Jia Mu said refers to the "degree" that needs to be mastered in dealing with interpersonal relationships, which is also the "ceremony" that symbolizes cultural education. Xifeng's characteristic is that she can be polite without reading. Of course, Baochai and Daiyu have the highest cultural attainments, not only outstanding in A Dream of Red Mansions, but also brilliant in history. These are two artistic patterns cast by classical culture, representing two different cultural streams: ritual and poetry. As far as the function of traditional culture is concerned, poetry and ceremony are unified, but as far as their forms of expression are concerned, they are different. "Book of Rites and Music" wrote: "Joy comes from it, and courtesy comes from going out. Joy comes from the middle, so it is quiet, and courtesy comes from the outside. " The former can be a portrayal of Daiyu and the latter can be an imitation of Baochai. One represents artistic spirit, the other represents moral spirit, and * * * symbolizes the traditional culture of China. The Jia family is called "the home of poetry, ceremony, hairpin and tassel", which coincides with the two different cultural personalities of Chai Dai. Jia Baoyu appeared in the book as a rebel of feudal ethics. His thought, character, speech and behavior are often incompatible with traditional culture, but he is not divorced from the soil of national culture. On the contrary, he is rich in traditional cultural factors. According to the book, most of Baoyu's stories happened between the ages of thirteen and fifteen. He is a complete teenager, naive and self-evident, but it is not difficult for careful readers to find that Baoyu also has a quite mature side. For example, dealing with interpersonal relationships, he is very handy, and has not copied any lifestyle, but has become a kind of cultivation and a cultural character. He is modest in everything and never strives for himself. When you write poetry, you always say that you are not good. People are fully considerate, not only for girls, but also for brothers, sons and nephews. They don't want to embarrass others because of their special status. On 24th, I wrote to Baoyu asking Jia to forgive him, and Mrs. Xing told him to go to the upper room and share a mattress with him. He also rubbed Baoyu with his hands, which made Jia Huan feel uncomfortable and signaled Jia Lan to leave. Bao Wu got up and left when he saw this, indicating that he didn't want to leave others behind. On the 25th occasion, Jia Huan deliberately knocked over the wax lamp and burned Baoyu's face. Lady Wang was furious and scolded Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan. Baoyu said, "Although it hurts a little, I might as well do something. When the old lady asks tomorrow, tell her I burned it myself. " Show the characteristics of forbearance and self-denial. Back to the sixty-sixth, Liu Xianglian asked Baoyu You Sanjie's character. Baoyu said, "If you know, why did you ask me?" Don't answer directly. In these places, we can see Baoyu's accomplishment, which is a completely Chinese behavior. Undoubtedly, it has the characteristics of China traditional culture, including the persistence in love and the helplessness in the face of power. We should use Zhuang Zen to free ourselves, and it also permeates some * * * characteristics of our national cultural character. Many characters in A Dream of Red Mansions can still be seen in life 200 years later. The reason is that the cultural personality of China people is easy to communicate. Want to know about China people and China culture? Watching a dream of red mansions should be the most convenient way. A Dream of Red Mansions reflects the deep structure of China culture and is a mature cultural form. The academic significance and academic value of studying this kind of works can be imagined. A Dream of Red Mansions is the most typical work in China's classical literature. It is not easy to understand without knowing China's classical literature. China has a long history and created splendid ancient culture. As far as literary achievements are concerned, there are 300 pieces, including Chu Ci, Han Fu, Tang Poetry, Song Ci and Yuan Qu, which are famous in various historical periods and have numerous outstanding works. Why is A Dream of Red Mansions the most exemplary? Of course, every era has its own literature. No matter what literary style, once it is mature, it has exemplary significance, and its peak is unattainable. However, literature itself has a historical heritage, and later writers always draw nutrition from their ancestors. Therefore, the later a work comes out and reaches its peak, the more traditional literary elements it contains, and the more prominent its demonstration significance to a country's literature. A Dream of Red Mansions is a masterpiece of China's classical literature. Cao Xueqin is interested in literary creation, and it is his cleverness to choose novels instead of poems, words, songs and plays. If he had wanted to be famous for his poems, words, songs and plays, I'm afraid he would have no place in the history of literature, at least not as prominent as he is today. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the prosperous period of novels, and Feng Menglong, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian, Wu Cheng'en and the author of Jin Ping Mei have provided reference. Cao Xueqin has the conditions to push this novel style to the peak. This novel is characterized by its large capacity and can show a broad picture of social life. Time and orientation no longer limit the writer's hands and feet, but can connect ancient and modern China and foreign countries. At the same time, various styles other than novels can also be incorporated into novels with the activities of characters. There are many poems, words, songs and poems in A Dream of Red Mansions, and they are not the first poems and opening poems in the usual novels, but genuine creations. Although some of them are drawn on behalf of the characters in the works, we can also see Qin Xue's poetic talent. Zhang Yiquan called Qin Xue "a working poem", and Fei Ping also said that "Qin Xue wrote this book to convey poetry", which is not empty talk. In a word, from A Dream of Red Mansions, we can see all kinds of talents of Cao Xueqin, which is not as good as his predecessors. Cao Xueqin can write poems, lyrics and songs in A Dream of Red Mansions, but Qu Yuan, Tao Yuanming, Du Fu, Ouyang Xiu and Xin Qiji can't write novels in their poems. The evolution of literary forms always makes writers' creative world wider and wider. Although the latter model cannot replace the former model, it can contain some factors of the former model. We can find the main artistic features of China's classical literature in A Dream of Red Mansions. Authors often create works by writing poems, plays or paintings. People often say that drama and film are two kinds of comprehensive art, but they don't know that Dream of Red Mansions is also a kind of comprehensive art, which is much more comprehensive than some dramas and films: it combines China traditional art and the whole classical literature.

Therefore, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhi Zhu in Kyoto said: It is futile to talk about reading A Dream of Red Mansions and all the poems! ! !