Rereading the Stone

Author: Kevin Wilson, William Jones

Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry, currently focusing on the Qing dynastic Classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng ) also known as Story of the Stone (Shitou ji ).
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Ep. 92: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 1
Episode 92
Friday, 3 October, 2025

This chapter (of Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢) admits of dualities? So here in part 1 we cover the first half (gold 金), which involves some extensive bickering over money (including an eyebrow-raising subscription scheme to collect funds for Xifeng’s birthday…) Next episode will cover the second half of the chapter (earth 土). Support the show