The birth of a "Dream of Red Mansions"
became
A classic masterpiece that can never be read
With "Dream of Red Mansions" as the carrier
Cao Xueqin culture
It's even more crossed
More than 200 years of history
Let people all over the world feel it
His timeless spiritual charm
Attracted more and more people
Would like to visit
Cao Xueqin's footprints
Dream
Located in Beijing's Haidian hometown of Cao Xueqin's Xishan
It is the birthplace of "Dream of Red Mansions"
Cao Xueqin lived here in her later years
and created "Dream of Red Mansions"
At that time, there was a lot of grass and trees here
have become the material for Cao Gong to write "Dream of Red Mansions"
In 2023, during the eight-day long holiday of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the former residence of Cao Xueqin in Huangye Village of the National Botanical Garden will open the Red Fan Carnival, inviting citizens to encounter "Dream of Red Mansions".
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During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, the "Red Fan Carnival" will launch the Dream of Red Mansions Exquisite Life Experience Activity and the wonderful "Dream of Red Mansions" themed stage performances in the National Botanical Garden, including opera, Peking Opera, pop music, and the Internet celebrity commentary book "Dream of Red Mansions" created by "Pair of Books".
The most lively and popular of the annual Red Fan Carnival is the Red Mansion game section. This year's game is richer and more interesting than previous years, in addition to the resident game "Parade Grand View Park", this year will also launch the Dream of Red Mansions version of "Who is Undercover", Dream of Red Mansions dress-up experience and other activities. In addition, during the Red Fan Carnival, a wealth of special activities such as the "Dream of Red Mansions" collector's salon, the 2024 "Dream of Red Mansions Calendar" release signing party, the endless "Dream of Red Mansions" - the launch ceremony of philatelic products commemorating the 260th anniversary of Cao Xueqin's death, and the "Cao Xueqin in Xishan" academic calligraphy exhibition will also be held here, presenting a cultural feast for Beijing in autumn.
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In order to explore Cao Xueqin's footprints, get to know Cao Xueqin and read "Dream of Red Mansions", Haidian District launched a "Cao Xueqin Xishan Hometown" route tour, which connects the historical and cultural relics related to Cao Xueqin's life and traces, from the National Botanical Garden to Xiangshan Park. At these historical sites, you can not only "see and hear" the Qing Dynasty scenes from the well-preserved thousand-year-old temples, but also peek into the traces of history in "Dream of Red Mansions", look for the prototype of Jia Baoyu in the cherry ditch of the National Botanical Garden, and see the "Mushi Qianmeng" that Sister Lin can't forget in the stone pine. Take photos and check in, dream of returning to the Grand View Garden, and spend a fun and knowledgeable holiday in Beijing.
Cao Xueqin's trip to the hometown of Xishan
Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall - Qinpu Xuefang (Red Chamber Dream Theme Post Office) - Reclining Buddha Temple - Guandi Temple (Molongtu) - Cherry Gou (Yuan Gem, Stone Pine) - Concave Crystal Hall - Yuxiang Hall - Langfeng Pavilion
Cao Xueqin
memorial
The old house under No. 39 Zhengbaiqi in Xiangshan is one of Cao Xueqin's residences in Xiangshan. "The scraps are cold and virtuous, and it is not as good as writing books in Huangye Village." Cao Xueqin completed the writing of "Dream of Red Mansions" and the compilation of "Scrap Art Collection" here, which is the place where "Dream of Red Mansions" began. In April 1984, China's first Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall was established, which is the earliest and largest Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall in China.
Can Pu School
Located in the third courtyard of the Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall in Beijing, Qinpu School is the first bookstore in China with the theme of Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions", and is also the only location of the Dream of Red Mansions Post Office in China. "Qinpu" is the character for Cao Gong Xueqin, and "Xuefang" is the name of the school set up in the Zhengbai Banner Camp in the Qing Dynasty.
Wat Pho
Wat Pho Temple (Shifang Pujue Temple) was built during the Tang Zhenguan period. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Yunxiang of Qia funded the repair, and the Yongzheng Emperor gave the temple the name "Shifang Pujue Temple" and made an inscription, calling it "the crown of Lanruo in the Western Mountains".
Guandi Temple
In the northeast of the National Botanical Garden (North Park), about 1,000 meters west of Cao Xueqin's former residence, there is a small temple shaded by towering ancient locusts, and there is a well-preserved Molong diagram on the north wall of the temple. In the thick clouds and rain, a giant dragon hides its head and tail, its claws stretched out, its shape is lifelike, and it is intimidating, and the walls on the east and west sides of the Guandi Temple are painted with ink landscapes, the breeze is elegant and immersive. According to the legend of the people around Xiangshan, this picture was painted by Cao Xueqin and his friend Obi.
Cherry ditch
When Cao Xueqin lived in Zhengbaiqi, she often walked to Cherry Gou, and often climbed the mountain through Cherry Gou to Baijiawan. The landscape of Cherry Gou nourished Cao Xueqin's life and thoughts, and influenced the creation of her "Dream of Red Mansions". The most typical are the "Yuan Gem" and "Stone Pine" in the cherry gully.
Concave crystal hall
The Concave Crystal Pavilion, also known as Qinxi Tea House, is a cultural tea space with the theme of Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions". The courtyard of the tea house is full of all kinds of life elegant objects, special teas, exquisite snacks, red books and amusement products that reflect the meaning of "Dream of Red Mansions", and five elegant rooms inspired by the characters of the Red Mansion, bringing you five different styles of aesthetic interest.
Rain Fragrance Hall
Yuxiang Pavilion, one of the twenty-eight scenes of Xiangshan, has a Qianlong handwritten stone carving "Zhuo Pen" in front of the museum, which was carved after the completion of Qianlong's eleventh year Jingyi Garden, and the inscription mural poem of the old house under No. 39 Zhengbaiqi is "Humble Pen", the two are the same and the meaning is exactly the opposite, whether there is an internal connection, it is worth playing.
Langfeng Pavilion
Next to the Langfeng Pavilion in Xiangshan, there is a stone carving of "One Fist Stone", which happens to have the poem "And the flowers are Chengrui, and the friendship is true; One punch under the rock, the time has to reveal the new." The Zhengbaiqi barracks are only two or three miles away from Jingyi Garden, which just shows that Cao Xueqin's second marriage began in Xiangshan.
Source: Cultural Tourism Haidian
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