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 Paviliun Merah Versi Guiyou (15 episode)
Kisah Mimpi di Paviliun Merah versi Guiyou terbagi dalam tiga tahap: kehancuran keluarga Jia, malapetaka di tengah kekacauan zaman, dan berakhirnya ikatan…
Kisah Mimpi di Paviliun Merah versi Guiyou terbagi dalam tiga tahap: kehancuran keluarga Jia, malapetaka di tengah kekacauan zaman, dan berakhirnya ikatan duniawi. Suasana keseluruhannya sangat gelap dan kejam, mengangkat tragedi keluarga tradisional menjadi bencana pemusnah peradaban yang diwarnai pergantian dinasti. Buku ini menggambarkan akhir zaman bak neraka, ketika gerombolan bandit merajalela serta bencana alam dan ulah manusia terus terjadi. Kehancuran total keluarga Jia bukan hanya disebabkan oleh Yuanchun yang difitnah bersekongkol dengan kekuatan asing lalu dihukum mati, sehingga keluarga itu kehilangan pelindung, tetapi juga, yang lebih fatal, oleh perpecahan internal keluarga. Jia Huan, Selir Zhao, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, dan yang lainnya bersekongkol dengan para bandit serta membantu mereka menyerbu kediaman keluarga Jia dari dalam. Tragedi moral pun terjadi: pelayan membunuh tuan, dan anak membunuh ayah.
癸酉本红楼梦 · The Guiyou Manuscript of Dream of the Red Chamber