Romance of the Mirrored Flowers

Romance of the Mirrored Flowers

Jing Hua Yuan is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. The first half of the novel describes the story of Tang Ao, duo Jiugong and others who traveled abroad by boat, including their economic history in the country of daughter, the country of gentleman and the country of Wuchang. The second half of the book tells the story of Wu Zetian's selection of talented women in the imperial examination, Tang Xiaoshan, who was supported by a hundred flower fairy, and 100 other talented women who were supported by other flower fairies, and their achievements in the imperial court. According to the Scriptures, his magical and humorous creation technique wonderfully outlines a gorgeous picture of the wheel of heaven.

Flowers in the mirror is also a novel about women's issues.

Content outline

At the beginning of the novel Jing Hua Yuan, it is written that during the birthday party of the queen mother, the fairy of hundred flowers offended the fairy of Chang'e and vowed that if the fairy of hundred flowers disobeyed the order to let go when they should not, they would voluntarily fall into the world and suffer a lifetime of suffering.

Houxinyuehu came down to earth under the imperial edict of the Jade Emperor. When she left, Chang'e told her that a hundred flowers should bloom to show her prestige.

Therefore, xinyuehu was reincarnated as the daughter of the Wu family. Later, she was called into the palace by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty and was granted a talent. One day, when Wu Zetian abolished the Tang Dynasty and changed the Zhou Dynasty, it snowed heavily. She was drunk and ordered the flowers to bloom. Unfortunately, the flower fairies went out on a trip. The flower gods had no way to ask for instructions, and they did not dare to disobey their orders. They had to bloom. Therefore, she violated the tiantiao and was impeached (, reported the crime) as "showing off her beauty at the wrong time, flattering the world leader, causing the order to be reversed.". So the Jade Emperor relegated the fairy to the world.

Baihua fairy was born as Tang Xiaoshan, the daughter of Tang Ao, a scholar. Tang Ao went to Beijing for an examination and got the chance to explore flowers. At this time, Xu Jingye launched a campaign against Wu Zetian. Some traitors framed Tang Ao, saying that he had an intimate relationship with Xu Jingye. He was removed from his official position and was reduced to a scholar. Frustrated by his official career, Tang Ao went to sea to do business and travel with his wife and brother Lin Zhiyang.

They passed through more than 30 countries and saw all kinds of strange people and customs, such as Heichi, baiminguo, Shushi, liangmianguo and Goufeng. They also met twelve women who were reincarnated by Huaxian. Tang Ao not only rescued the "Twelve famous flowers" who had been exiled abroad, but also ate yuekong grass, Zhucao and other celestial things. He had the ability to bear heavy loads and jump high, and also strengthened his idea of leaving the world Finally, he became an immortal in xiaopenglai.

His daughter, Tang Xiaoshan, missed her father so much that she forced Lin Zhiyang to take her out to sea to find her father and travel around fairyland,

When she came to little Penglai, she got a letter from her father from the woodcutter, asking her to change her name to "boudoir minister" and go to the talent and daughter examination. After the examination, her father and daughter would get together again.

Tang Xiaoshan changed his name to Tang Guichen, and returned to China to take the exam. Wu Zetian opened her examination and enrolled 100 talented women, just like the preface to the stone tablet of qihongting. The talented women gathered at the "Hongwen banquet" to show their talents. They played zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, medical divination, music calculation, lantern riddles and wine orders. Everyone talked about the arts and left happily.

Tang went to xiaopenglai mountain to find his father. At this time, the descendants of Xu Jingye and Luo Binwang fought against the Zhou Dynasty and broke through the four barriers of wine, color, money and gas of the armed forces outside Chang'an city. They supported Zhongzong and restored her position. Wu Zetian was still respected as the "great sage emperor". She issued an edict to open the women's department and ordered 100 talented women to go back to the "Hongwen banquet".

Catalogue of works

Characters

Main role

Tang Ao

Quick thinking, like to travel, but not interested in scientific research, only when a scholar. In his father's last words, Tang Ao should at least be a member of the society. Since then, Tang Ao began to work hard and finally got the chance to visit the flowers. However, he was still reduced to a scholar because he had made friends with Xu Jingye and Luo Binwang. He intended to abandon the world of mortals, so he went out to sea with his daughter Tang Xiaoshan, his brother-in-law Lin Zhiyang and his good friend duo Jiugong. They have experienced more than 40 countries and seen a lot of foreign customs. In his spare time, Tang Ao taught his niece Lin Wanru poetry. He was kind and affectionate, and saved some women who were reincarnated by the flower god along the way. In Yuan guguo, he saved two mermaids who were netted by fishermen. In order to save Lin Zhiyang, he took the risk of uncovering the imperial list of repairing rivers in his daughter's country. When he arrived at xiaopenglai mountain, Tang Ao was attracted by the beautiful fairyland in the mountain, and suddenly felt that his heart of fame and wealth was exhausted, and everything was empty. And because he had eaten the immortal grass, he finally became a saint and never returned to the mountain. When his daughter, Xiaoshan, came here to visit, he only wrote a letter to Xiaoshan through the woodcutter, asking her to change her name to a lady minister, and only after he had met a talented girl, could he get together.

Lin Zhiyang

The image of a kind and funny little businessman. Although he is a businessman, he never pursues profit and forgets righteousness. He treats people sincerely and simply, and attaches great importance to friendship. His brother-in-law Tang Ao was removed from his official position. He was depressed and wanted to go out to sea to relieve his worries. He readily agreed to Tang's request and refused to pay for the boat meals. He suggested that he use the money to buy some goods for overseas sales. Along the way, he played with Tang Ao's temperament. Tang rescued some women who were reincarnated by the flower god. He gave his full support and did not complain. LAN Yin's illness can only be cured if she goes away from home. Her father entrusts LAN Yin to Tang Ao. In order to comfort the father and daughter, Lin Zhiyang agrees for her brother-in-law. Lin Zhiyang was detained by the king of his daughter's country as an "imperial concubine". He tied his feet and ears, hanged himself upside down, and suffered a lot. When he was alone, he got the help of crown prince Yin ruohua. After Tang Ao was released, Lin did not forget his kindness and rescued ruohua, who was framed by his stepmother. When he arrived at xiaopenglai mountain, Tang Ao did not return to the mountain. Lin did not listen to everyone's advice and searched for it for a month. Only when he saw a seven character quatrain written on a stone tablet by his brother-in-law, which said that he would not return to the secular world, did he admit that Tang Ao had become an immortal and had to return with tears in his eyes. When his niece Xiaoshan learned the truth, she decided to go overseas to find her father. He took Xiaoshan to sea again. He was afraid that his niece would fall ill, so he was very considerate of her and tried his best to relieve Xiaoshan's depression. After Xiaoshan became a talented girl, he accompanied his niece overseas for the second time. Lin Zhiyang is very forthright. When duojiugong cured the prince and Princess of qilingua, the king sent him a reward. He advised Jiugong, who refused, that he should learn from the practice rather than learn from it. When he was selling goods, he always nailed or riveted. He could not tolerate any vagueness. He also knew the truth that things are rare and expensive. His style of business was incisively and vividly displayed. Even so, people don't hate him, but because of his funny humor, they find him very cute. When he heard that the people in the Republic of China are egg laying, he wanted to buy some human eggs and sell them to the troupe as Dan actors, so as to make a fortune. It turned out that he recognized "Dan" in the drama as "egg", which made people laugh.

Duojiugong

When he was young, he took part in the imperial examination. Although he was full of talent and learning, he failed to pass the examination. So he left his books and started the business of sea going ships. Because he lost his capital, he managed ships for others and made a living. He is in his eighties, but he is in good health. He walks like a flying horse. As he was used to flying abroad for a long time, he had a wide range of knowledge, including exotic flowers, birds and animals, and he could cure many diseases. In qitongtu, he cured the prince and princess, but he was not greedy for money and repeatedly refused to accept the reward from the king. In the black tooth country, he judged people by their appearance, but did not pay attention to the black girl Honghong and Tingting. He talked about learning arrogantly. As a result, he was humiliated by two black girls who were more knowledgeable. Later, he was afraid of being questioned again and made a fool of himself on the spot. As soon as he saw the school, he was frightened and did not dare to admit that he was a book reader. However, when the talented women went to Beijing for the exam, he was able to take good care of Honghong and Tingting. Under Tang Ao's persuasion, he published the prescriptions for family life to relieve people's pain. Xiaoshan is looking for his father overseas. At the invitation of Lin Zhiyang, he goes out to sea again regardless of his age and infirmity. Duojiugong is a loyal, simple and kind-hearted laborer.

Tang Xiaoshan (Tang Guichen)

This is a hundred flowers fairy. Because Empress Wu Zetian made all flowers bloom in the cold sky, she was punished by heaven after flowering and was relegated to the world to be the daughter of Tang Ao, a scholar. She is beautiful and dignified. She is smart and handsome. She likes writing and dancing. She has seen many people and is famous as a talented woman. His father, Tang Ao, failed in the imperial examination. She forced her uncle to lead her to the sea to find her father. After going through the hardships, she got a letter from her father in xiaopenglai mountain. In the letter, she was asked to change her name to a female minister and meet a talented woman. She saw an inscription in Xianshan, engraved with the names of 100 flower gods and the ranking of talented women. She copied the inscriptions and went back to China to take the women's examination. She just accepted 100 women, which was consistent with the inscriptions. After that, all the talented women played banquets and games for days. She's back in fairy mountain, too.

Other roles

Appreciation of works

artistic characteristics

Jinghuayuan inherits some materials from overseas west classic and Dahuang west classic in Shanhaijing. Through the author's re creation, relying on his rich imagination and humorous style, and using exaggeration, metaphor, contrast and other techniques, it creates a novel with unique structure and novel thought. In the book, the country of gentleman, the country of daughter, the country of heartless, the country of dog seal, the country of Nie'Er, the country of Xuangu and so on are described. They show the author's imagination of expanding the ancients from various aspects, either by the strange shape of people, or by the strange way of life, or by the unique talent and skills of people, or by the characteristics of local customs, or by the unique historical relics Outside China, we find different countries and different people's wishes. On the surface of the text of flowers in the mirror, it shows all kinds of illusory, romantic and quiet world, but in its depth, it once rushes and collides with the deep and sorrowful universal consciousness supported by the great tension of love for life, reverence for persistence and death, and doubt. This kind of questioning about the fundamental problems of human existence is the most charming part of the novel.

Through the narration of dozens of countries in Jing Hua Yuan, including positive comments and side satire,

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