The content of the handwritten copy of Dream of Red Mansions is as follows:

1. Introduction to Dream of Red Mansions

"Dream of Red Mansions" is one of the four great classic Chinese novels, written by a Qing Dynasty writer Written by Cao Xueqin, it is known as the pinnacle of Chinese novels. The novel depicts a series of joys and sorrows such as love, marriage, and career of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other characters inside and outside the Jia family. It is a classic of Chinese literature.

2. Character style

1. Jia Baoyu: The young master of the Jia family, who is smart and witty and has a special liking for Daiyu, is one of the protagonists in the novel.

2. Lin Daiyu: The adopted daughter of the Jia family, she is smart, sensitive, emotionally complex, and has a tortuous relationship with Jia Baoyu.

3. Xue Baochai: Jia’s cousin, with outstanding appearance and talent, is another heroine in the novel.

4. Wang Xifeng: In the battle between the concubines of the Jia family, Wang Xifeng is a very scheming woman. Her intelligence and wit add color to the story.

5. Jia Mu: The head of the Jia family is generous and kind, an old man full of wisdom and kindness.

3. Storyline

1. The rise and fall of the Jia family: The novel reflects the various shortcomings and decay of feudal society by describing the rise and decline of the Jia family.

2. Bao-Dai Love: The entanglement between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is the core of the novel. The relationship between them is tortuous and deep, becoming a classic love story.

3. Baochai’s ingenuity: Xue Baochai’s intelligence and intelligence play a key role in the story, and her image highlights the wisdom and tenacity of women.

4. Rongfu and Ningfu: The intertwined fates of Rongfu and Ningfu depict the intrigues, overt and covert struggles between families in feudal society.

4. Literary value

1. Artistic techniques: Cao Xueqin uses a wealth of rhetorical techniques, such as exaggeration, contrast, symbolism, etc., to make the novel more artistically appealing.

2. Social implication: "A Dream of Red Mansions" reflects the shortcomings of the feudal system through the depiction of feudal society, and deeply criticizes the social fashion of the time.

3. Character creation: The characters in the novel are vivid and distinct, with different personalities. Each character has a distinct personality, which is one of the models of character creation in Chinese classical novels.

5. Excerpts from classic quotations

1. Behind the lamp under the peach blossom fan, where you can listen to the singing of orioles and the dance of swallows, the sound of brocade and harp is beginning to come through in the small half window, and the green shadow of the king is already coming.

2. Beautiful women come out in the autumn, but they look back.

3. Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years.

4. A smile lasts sixty years.

6. Reasons why Dream of Red Mansions has been handed down from generation to generation

1. Multiple editions: "Dream of Red Mansions" has multiple editions, among which the re-evaluated edition by Zhi Yanzhai and the edition collected by Cheng Weiyuan are the more famous ones.

2. Film and television adaptation: "A Dream of Red Mansions" has been adapted into movies and TV series many times, and is deeply loved by the audience. Among them, the TV series version directed by Zheng Xiaolong in 1987 is the most classic.

3. Literary criticism: "A Dream of Red Mansions" has been highly praised by literary critics since its publication. It is hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels and has become one of the classics in literary research.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" has become a treasure of Chinese literature with its profound literary value, rich characters and delicate description techniques. By studying this classic, we can better understand the profundity and breadth of traditional Chinese literature.