An abridged version of Dream of the Red Chamber written especially for readers in the West. The paintings are represented with captions to invite international readers to experience the profoundness and culture of this great classic.

This book is compiled by a group of international Redology experts. The 80,000 words narrate the stories in the paintings as an abridged version of Dream of the Red Chamber written especially for readers in the West. The paintings a represented with captions to invite international readers to experience the profoundness and culture of this great classic. The images were created by Sun Wen (18191891), a folk art painter of the Qing dynasty. A fan of the classic book, he spent 36 years painting the stories with a fine brush technique. A portfolio of his works was collected by the Lv Shun Museum and first exhibited to the public in 2004