The Guiyou Manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber
The story of the Guiyou Manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber unfolds in three stages: the downfall of the Jia family, the calamities of a world in chaos, and the severing of worldly ties. Its overall tone is exceptionally dark and brutal, elevating a traditional family tragedy into a civilization-destroying catastrophe marked by dynastic upheaval. The book depicts a hellish end of the world plagued by marauding bandits, natural disasters, and human calamities. The Jia family's complete downfall is caused not only by the execution of Yuanchun after she is falsely accused of colluding with foreign forces, leaving the family without protection, but also, more fatally, by the disintegration of the family from within. Jia Huan, Concubine Zhao, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, and others conspire with bandits, helping them breach the Jia residence from within. The result is an ethical catastrophe in which servants murder their masters and sons kill their fathers.
Main characters: Jia Yingchun, Jia Baoyu
Supporting characters: Jia Huan, Concubine Zhao, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Yuanchun
Also known as: 癸酉本红楼梦
Mimpi di Astaka Merah Versi Guiyou (15 episod)
Kisah Mimpi di Astaka Merah versi Guiyou berkisar pada tiga peringkat: kejatuhan keluarga Jia, malapetaka zaman kacau-bilau, dan berakhirnya ikatan duniawi.…
Kisah Mimpi di Astaka Merah versi Guiyou berkisar pada tiga peringkat: kejatuhan keluarga Jia, malapetaka zaman kacau-bilau, dan berakhirnya ikatan duniawi. Nada keseluruhannya amat gelap dan kejam, mengangkat tragedi keluarga tradisional menjadi bencana pemusnahan tamadun yang diwarnai pertukaran dinasti. Buku ini menggambarkan zaman akhir yang bagaikan neraka, dengan kumpulan penyamun berleluasa serta bencana alam dan bencana akibat perbuatan manusia yang tidak putus-putus. Kehancuran menyeluruh keluarga Jia bukan sahaja berpunca daripada Yuanchun yang difitnah bersekongkol dengan kuasa asing lalu dihukum mati, menyebabkan keluarga itu kehilangan pelindung, malah lebih parah lagi disebabkan perpecahan dalaman keluarga. Jia Huan, Gundik Zhao, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang dan yang lain berpakat dengan penyamun, membantu mereka menawan kediaman keluarga Jia dari dalam. Tragedi moral pun berlaku apabila orang suruhan membunuh tuan mereka dan anak membunuh ayah sendiri.
癸酉本红楼梦 · The Guiyou Manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber