First, let's take a look atDream of Red Mansions>> Why not from the first timeJinlingstart, but toGusuAs a starting point for the story. Dream of Red MansionsThisThe original story is set in a city located in the southeast, and this city isGusuGusuIn the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a well-known prosperous city, and it was also a place of wealth and elegance. There is a ten-mile street here, and there is an alley called Renqing Lane in the street, and there is an ancient temple in the alley, which people call the gourd temple. Next to the temple lived a family of eunuchs, their surname was Zhen, their name was Fei, and their trade name was Shiyin. That's the main characterJia Baoyuof birthplace.
For the betterGeographyWhyGusuAs a starting point for the story, we can look back at the Chinese legend ".Co-workTouchNot around the mountainThe story. There is a legend that saysCo-workTouchedNot around the mountain, causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to crack, the heavens to the northwest, and the earth to the southeast. This story tells us that the land of China is high in the northwest and low in the southeastGeographyPhenomenon. WhileGusuIt is located in the southeast, so it is affected by the low-lying terrain, which causes water and dust to accumulate here. At the same time, the story is also related toNuwaThe legend of refining stones to make up for the sky echoesNuwaThe purpose of refining the stone is to mend the heavens, but due to her limited strength, she cannot completely repair the damaged heavens and earth. So,GusuThe city is about to become the starting point of the story, also because of the low-lying terrain and rich and elegant scenery, which fits the background of the story.
In addition,GusuCity asJinlingIt is an important town, and its status is on a par with Hangzhou. Although Hangzhou and Suzhou are of equal status in the eyes of the outside world, in fact Suzhou is not subordinateJinling(Nanjing). Early Ming DynastyZhu YuanzhangAfter the establishment of the capital Nanjing, Suzhou, as part of the Gyeonggi region, directly fell under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, soGusuThe city is assumedJinlingrepresentatives. This explains whyJia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Miaoyu and Xiangling and others are called".JinlingTwelve hairpins", although they come fromGusu, but due toGusuThe representative of the city, they are collectively calledJinlingTwelve hairpins. It can be said that it isCao XueqinThe idea chosen at the beginning is used to reflect the subordination of Jiafu laterJinlingThe fate of the city.
To sum up, we can conclude that,Cao XueqinSelect toGusuAs theDream of Red MansionsThe starting point of the story, and set Jiafu inJinlingThe background, and not just becauseGusuIt's a rich and graceful city, but becauseGusuThe status of the city is related toJinlingechoes, in line with the overall setting of the story and the fate of the characters.
The details are presentedGusuthe status of the city, and willGusuAs the starting point of the story, because it was a prosperous and wealthy city during the Ming and Qing dynasties, its location is located in the southeast, exactly in the Chinese legend".Co-workTouchNot around the mountainThe story andNuwaThe legend of refining stones to make up for the sky echoesGusuThe low-lying terrain allows for a build-up of water and dust. WhileGusustatus also makes it becomeJinlingThis explains whyGusuThe characters that appear will be called ".JinlingTwelve hairpins", as well as Jia Fu asJinlingSymbol. GusuAs the starting point of the story, it provides a grand background for the development of subsequent stories. That way, we can better understand whyCao XueqinSelect toGusuis the starting point of the story, and the Jia Mansion is set inJinlingbackground. Passed**GusuThe status and background of the city, we also have a better understanding of the rich plot and profound connotation of the whole story in this context.