Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a masterpiece of Liu Xinwu's many years of research on Jin Ping Mei, and it is an alternative popular reader of the original Jin Ping Mei for public readers. The book is divided into five parts, with a total of 82 lectures, using characters as clues to sort out the fate of the main members of the Ximen Qingzhai courtyard and the stories of various characters. At the same time, it reviews the artistic originality, writing style, text gains and losses of Jin Ping Mei, and its profound influence on A Dream of Red Mansions.
