Cao Xueqin
Cao Xueqin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Statue of Cao Xueqin in Beijing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cáo Xuěqín | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 夢阮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梦阮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mèngruǎn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 曹霑 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cáo Zhān | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cao Xueqin ([tsʰǎʊ ɕɥètɕʰǐn] tsow sh'weh-chin; 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 Cao Zhan (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mengruan.