Cao Xueqin
Cao Xueqin ([tsʰǎʊ ɕɥètɕʰǐn] tsow sh'weh-chin; Chinese: 曹雪芹; Pinyin: Cáoxuěqín); (4 April 1710 — 10 June 1765) was a Chinese novelist and poet during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cáo Zhān (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mengruan (simplified Chinese: 梦阮; traditional Chinese: 夢阮).
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| Born | 4 April 1710 Nanjing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1765 (aged 55) Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, painter, philosopher | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 曹雪芹 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 夢阮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梦阮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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