Qiao Lian Zhu Explained

T:巧聯珠
S:巧联珠
P:Qiǎo Lián Zhū

Qiao Lian Zhu is a Chinese novel of the caizi jiaren genre.[1] [2] The earliest extant edition of the novel dates to the early 18th century during the Yongzheng era. The novel was written by a writer under the pseudonym Yanxiayishi (煙霞逸士), with some asserting that it was an alias for the writer Liu Zhang (劉璋, born 1667), although this is disputed by others.[3]

The novel narrates the love story between the talented scholar Wen Xiangru and the two beauties Fang Fangyun and Hu Qianyun.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wang, Qingping . 1998 . The Commercial Production of the Early Qing Scholar-beauty Romances . Stanford University . 60 . and another novel Qiao Lian Zhu 巧聯珠 was called "Xu San Caizi Shu" ....
  2. Web site: The Study of "Female Into Male Disguise" Stories in the Late Ming and Early Qing Periods . “Qiao Lian Zhu”(《巧聯珠》) and others as examples..
  3. Web site: 《巧联珠》 . 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 . zh.