Story about A Dream in Red Mansions / 87版红楼梦 / 央视版红楼梦 / 红楼梦(87版)
Based on the mid-eighteenth century novel by Cao Xueqin, Beijing's CCTV's verion of "A Dream in Red ...
Based on the mid-eighteenth century novel by Cao Xueqin, Beijing's CCTV's verion of "A Dream in Red Manion" (aka Dream of the Red Chamber) is known by many to be the ultimate and best adaptation of the story either on TV or film. It is a story about the tragic love of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and the prosperity and decline of the four notable feudal ruling-class families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue. Daiyu is a beautiful and talented girl, but prone to ill health. Baoyu, nonetheless, falls for her over the year and puts up with her senitivity and ill-tempered peronality. They, along with their family-favored and tactful cousin Xue Baochai, reside in the Grand View Garden. The garden was built to honor the visit of Baoyu's sister, Imperial Conort Jia Yuanchun. Her intallment marked the height of the families' status, prosperity and power. This story also gives praise to the work and revolts of the many servants and nures in the Grand View Garden. With its beautiful scenery, ...
