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Who is Li Wan in Dream of Red Mansions?

Li Wan, a Dream of Red Mansions, is one of the characters in A Dream of Red Mansions by Four Great Classical Novels, and one of the twelve women in Jinling. Li Wan was born in an official family, and his father, Li Shouzhong, once served as a wine offering in imperial academy. When Li Wan grew up, she married Jia Zhu, the grandson of Rong Guo Fu. After Li Wan and Jia Zhu got married, they were harmonious and respectful. Later, Li Wan gave birth to Jia Lan, the crystallization of their love.

Li Wan is young and widowed, and her heart is like a dying ember. She is a feudal lady, a standard virtuous woman, and the embodiment of women's virtue and merit. However, after she entered the Grand View Garden, she regained her youthful vigor, which not only led the poetry club to flourish, but also turned the Grand View Garden into a pure land and paradise for her young daughter.

Li Wan was present at many important events in the novel, but she can only play the role of "beating the drum" forever, leaving no special impression on readers. This may be in line with her status and ideological character-the eldest sister-in-law of Rongguofu, a widow who abides by feudal etiquette and keeps aloof from the world, has never been content and refused to get involved in the vortex of contradictions and struggles.

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The author introduced her at the beginning of the fourth cycle. Except for the ending, that paragraph can be used as a short biography of her:

"This Li is also the daughter of a famous official in Jinling, and her father's name is Li Shouzhong. She once offered a drink to imperial academy, and all the men and women in the clan are poets. Since Li Shouzhong inherited it, he said that' women are virtuous without talent', so when he was born, he didn't make him study very much. He just made some three or four books, such as Four Books of Women, Biography of Women and Collection of Xian Yuan, < P > so that he could recognize a few words and remember these virtuous women in the previous dynasty, but only for the sake of spinning performance, because he was named Li Wan. Therefore, although this Li Wan was widowed in youth and lived in a splendid home, she was like a dying ember. She only knew how to serve her relatives and adopted children, and she only accompanied her sister-in-law and other needles to read. "

This is a typical example of virtuous woman, a virtuous woman in a feudal society, and the embodiment of "three obedience and four virtues". Defenders of Taoism in the Qing Dynasty advocated Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism and women's chastity and integrity, and women suffered more from the oppression of the "four ropes" of feudalism. People like Li Wan, in the eyes of the rulers, are fully qualified to be respected, to set up a memorial archway, and to be included in the "biography of a heroic woman".

Although "impermanent life" didn't give her more opportunities to enjoy her late happiness (Li Wan was not much older than her sisters, but it was difficult to find out in her death manuscript), after all, she won the honor of "the phoenix crown and the imperial concubine" before her death, which can be used as proof that those who are selfless in heaven and chaste and chaste all their lives will be rewarded.

However, Cao Xueqin chose to include her in the "Misfortune Division" booklet, saying that all this was just a joke with others (the last forty sequel books ended with 13 names in Jia Lankao, and "Li Wan naturally rejoiced in her heart", so it seems that Li Wan should not be included in the "Misfortune Division"), which is really a bold challenge to the traditional Confucian concept.

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