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Download Article Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 368 3rd International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2019) Discussion on the Influence of "A Dream of Red Mansions" on Zhang Ling's "The Affair of Flowers" Ting Ye Jinan University Guangzhou, China Abstract—The creation of the famous Chinese writer Zhang influenced by "A Dream of Red Mansions", which shows Ling is deeply influenced by the Chinese classic novel "A that culture has the nature of return in the form of Dream of Red Mansions". Zhang Ling's novel "The Affair of renaissance. Flowers" and Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions" have many aspects of intertextualities. "The Affair of Flowers" The two novelists Zhang Ling and Cao Xueqin are very follows the image of jade and flower in "A Dream of Red similar in their breath. In fact, the reading and research of Mansions". The beauty is like a flower, and the love is like jade Zhang Ling's "The Affair of Flowers" has evoked readers' makes "The Affair of Flowers" become a poetic novel. The interest and memory of the collection of Chinese classical corresponding arrangement of the two female main characters literature in "A Dream of Red Mansions". One of the in "The Affair of Flowers", Hua Yuyue and Hua Yunyun, Xue important revelations that can be gained from the reading of Baochai and Lin Daiyu, is especially evident in the efforts of "The Affair of Flowers" is to learn to use literature and life in writer Zhang Ling to create two equally wonderful female a holistic way. The author tried to set up a series of bridges images. The key wedding ceremony of "The Affair of Flowers" between Zhang Ling's "The Affair of Flowers" and Cao is very similar to that of Baochai for the marriage plot. It Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions". writes the incompetence of beautiful women's love and marriage, and conveys the deep sigh of destiny. "The Affair of Intertextuality (" 互文性" in Chinese), also known as Flowers" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" are strikingly intertextuality ("文本间性" in Chinese), is an increasingly consistent in the decline of the big family, showing the sigh of important text theory in contemporary Western the family's prosperity and decline. Zhang Ling's absorption of postmodernist cultural thoughts. the artistic nutrition of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a major feature of his creative style, and it is also the secret of her When it comes to intertextuality research, it must success. mention that France is taken as the important place of intertextuality research. For example, the creater of the Keywords—Zhang Ling; The Affair of Flowers; Cao Xueqin; concept of intertextuality is the French literary theorist Julia A Dream of Red Mansions; impact Kristeva. Her definition of intertextuality has made a more rigorous summary of the substantive content of I. INTRODUCTION intertextuality: "The text of any work is composed like many inlaid mosaics. Any paper is the absorption and Zhang Ling is a Chinese writer sojourning in Canada. transformation of other papers." [1] Since the 1990s, she has been known overseas for her unique style. The author thinks that Zhang Ling's novels are deeply From this point of view, Genette and others are influenced by "A Dream of Red Mansions". Zhang Ling's concerned about the commonality of the concept of works have gained preferences of more and more readers, intertextuality, while Bakhtin focuses on sublimating his which shows that with the development of the times, the own intertextuality theory through careful study of specific classical taste of readers is returning. "A Dream of Red literary works. He emphasizes how writers can embody their Mansions" is a great achievement of Chinese classical own personalized discourse (heterogeneous discourse) in an literature. Fans of classical literature are growing intertextuality context. exponentially. Cao Xueqin became famous because of the unfinished "A II. THE USE OF JADE AND FLOWER IMAGES Dream of Red Mansions". "A Dream of Red Mansions" has the significance of a landmark. It is the representative and A. The Image of Jade symbol of Chinese traditional culture. As a literary classic, it Jade is a very important image in "A Dream of Red has the origin of inheriting culture. "A Dream of Red Mansions". The jade named " 通灵宝 玉 (Precious Jade of Mansions" was one of the most highly regarded literary Spiritual Understanding)" containing in the mouth of Baoyu works in China in the 20th century. It had a close is brought from his mother's womb when Baoyu was born, "knowledgeability" connection with the social elites of China because it is as big as a bird's egg, and bright like the rosy in modern times. As a contemporary writer, Zhang Ling is clouds, it can be like a crisp, and can be taken. The front is far from the era of Cao Xueqin, but Zhang Ling is deeply engraved with the words " 通 灵 宝 玉 (Precious Jade of Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). 58 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 368 Spiritual Understanding)" and "莫失莫忘，仙寿恒昌 (Never lotus. The beautiful women Yinyue and Yinyun written by lose, never forget; eternal Life, lasting prosperity"; the back the author of "The Affair of Flowers" are like the flowers. is engraved with the words "一除邪崇，二疗冤疾，三知祸福 Associated with the image of the sweet faces and the peach (first, expels evil spirits; second, cures mysterious diseases; blossom, it is obvious of the clear and bright beauty of the third, foretells happiness and misfortune)". Although icy jade. To symbolize people with flowers, it has the role of everyone feels strange, it is treasured because of its cute evoking association and has aesthetic value. shape, excellent texture and deep meaning of the words. Flowers are beautiful, but the women's fate is tragic. "A Baoyu was born with the jade in his mouth. In Chinese Dream of Red Mansions" can be said to be a female traditional culture, as a special gem, jade carries a rich kingdom. Here, there are so many beautiful women like cultural connotation. Baoyu's jade has multiple symbolic flowers, but their endings are all tragic. Beautiful women are meanings and rich cultural connotations. The first is the dying for various reasons. The tragedies of these women are deepest meaning of Chinese culture: surviving as mud, not lacking in the meaning of destiny. The "万艳同杯(悲) strong as stone and soft as jade. Jade is also a symbol of (means every woman has a tragic ending)" Cao Xueqin poetry. The tradition of China is extremely heavy. The brewed for the daughters of Red Mansions became a glass of poetry contained in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is not only life wine that many women have tasted together. Zhang far away for people, but also quite extravagant. "In a well- Ling's "The Affair of Flowers" chooses a time-based defined society like ancient China, jade became a symbol background to describe the life experiences and emotional and ornament of virtue while being an ornament to mark the encounters of the women Yinyue and Yinyun in the differences of superiors and inferiors." [2] Obviously bourgeoisie, from the girl to the old woman. This story precious jade is the most expensive. "In the novel, Cao background has a detailed and meticulous performance Xueqin also used the words of Daiyu to point out that the advantage, and can show deep despair under the seemingly virtue of jade lies in "the most solid" (Chapter 22)." [2] dull appearance. The fate of the two sisters of Yinyue and Baoyu's love for Daiyu is firm and solid. In daily life, people Yinyun is equally sad. often use jade to describe various objects that are considered beautiful. Baoyu is obviously also a beautiful figure. He is philanthropic and exhausted in heart. "In the Song and Ming III. WOMEN LIKE BAOCHAI AND WOMEN LIKE DAIYU Dynasties, although the culture's life was almost exhausted, "A Dream of Red Mansions" is famous for creating vivid only the neo-Confucianism of "preserving the heavens, images of characters. Although "A Dream of Red Mansions" destroying the human desires" was still alive arrogantly, but vividly depicts many and various characters, the main frame the historical humor was precisely the properous desire that constitutes the novel, or the most striking ones, are behind the abstinence." [3] Baochai and Daiyu. When the Yinyue in the Zhang Ling's "The Affair of Xue Baochai in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is beautiful, Flowers" is dead, the jade bracelet is broken. The jade dignified and talented. Cao Xueqin used his own vivid brush bracelet was originally given to Yinyue as a love token from to portray the character Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai was a Wen Xuan, and the jade bracelet is a symbol of love. The typical, standard and uncompromising image of feudal lady. broken of the jade bracelet symbolizes that their little hope of Baochai always dictated her own words and deeds, and love is completely broken. "The Affair of Flowers" also strived to play the image of a lady praised by the feudal follows the multiple symbolic meaning of jade in "A Dream society. Being calm, introverted, enthusiastic, generous, and of Red Mansions". The jade in "The Affair of Flowers" also in good control of receptions, etiquette and rules, she gave symbolizes the character is soft and warm as the jade, noble people a sense of kindness, intelligence, and graciousness.
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