Cao Xueqin
曹雪芹
Cáo Xuěqín
CountryChina
LanguagesClassical Vernacular Chinese
Dates1710 — 1763
east asia
qing dynasty
Cao Xueqin was a Chinese novelist and poet during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cao Zhan (曹霑) and his courtesy name was Mengruan.— Wikipedia
