Project Gutenberg 2008-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 474 Juqizi, active 17th century 菊畦子 Juqizhuren Juxizhuren Puyaizhuren Puyazhuren Shoupuweng Wang, Xiu mei 醒夢駢言 Xing meng pian yan Produced by Hsin Kuo "醒夢駢言" by Juqizi is a classic narrative written in the 17th century. This work can be classified as a traditional Chinese novel that weaves together themes of love, destiny, and societal expectations. The story follows the main character, 曾學深 (Zeng Xueshen), a talented young scholar, as he navigates the complexities of love and fate amidst familial pressures and the societal norms of his time. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist and sets the scene for his impending journey. Zeng Xueshen, the only son of a well-to-do family in Wuchang, is a gifted and handsome scholar expected to marry well. However, he faces challenges in his love life, foreshadowing the twists of destiny that accompany romantic pursuits. Early encounters with various women, including his fateful interactions with a group of nuns at the temple, hint at a romantic entanglement with 陳翠雲 (Chen Cuiyun), a nun who becomes central to his fate. The narrative instantly captures the struggle between personal desire and societal expectations, engaging the reader in a timeless exploration of love and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh PL Text Category: Novels 431757 2025-10-11T07:42:44.516891 text/html 431578 2025-01-11T11:15:44.876442 text/html 255354 2025-10-11T07:42:48.757854 application/epub+zip 260254 2025-10-11T07:42:46.154923 application/epub+zip 260255 2025-10-11T07:42:45.116869 application/epub+zip 507951 2025-10-11T07:42:50.782836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500073 2025-10-11T07:42:48.149856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470439 2022-09-12T12:49:40.993589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423620 2025-10-11T07:42:44.270886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423518 2021-01-04T07:46:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16409 2025-10-11T07:42:50.906824 application/rdf+xml 12704 2025-10-11T07:42:45.600852 image/jpeg 3297 2025-10-11T07:42:45.357848 image/jpeg 186178 2021-01-04T07:46:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 254250 2025-10-11T07:42:44.549874 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog