The Plum in the Golden Vase is not only about family life, concubines' rivalry, and secret struggles within a mansion, but also about the society, the marketplace, and the shared prosperity and misery of the people outside the mansion. Liu Xinwu, a veteran researcher of The Plum in the Golden Vase, re-draws this ancient book for modern readers, combing through the millions of words of the original text and the relationships and backgrounds of the more than two hundred characters who appeared in the book; interpreting the book in detail, remodeling The Plum in the Golden Vase in a panoramic and multilayered manner, and comprehensively analyzing the key plot points and writing techniques; and focusing on the destiny of the world and the ludicrous, horrifying, and compassionate human nature, as well as all kinds of human beings.
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