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Dream of the Red Chamber-Bao and Dai Confessed Love 红楼梦-宝黛盟心 Hong Lou Meng-Bao Dai Meng Xin

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Identifier: 2009.015.131

Scope and Contents

Dream of the Red Chamber-Bao and Dai Confessed Love 红楼梦-宝黛盟心 Hong Lou Meng-Bao Dai Meng Xin. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story tells that Jia Baoyu sees Lin Daiyu burying flowers in the garden and expresses his love to her. The two lovers finally reconcile. This story comes from the novel Dream of the Red Chamber, which provides a detailed, episodic record of life in the two branches of the wealthy, aristocratic Jia clan—the Rongguo House and the Ningguo House —who reside in two large, adjacent family compounds in the capital.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1996-2009

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unrestricted.

Extent

10 Sheets : 1 copy of 10 pages legal size Cantonese opera music sheet ; Music sheet 9" x 14"

Language of Materials

Chinese

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

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