Cao Xueqin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cao Xueqin

Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1724

Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1763

Profession: writer, poet, painter, philosopher, novelist, ci lyric writer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Cao Xueqin

  • Cáo Xueqín ([ts?au ??èt??in]; Chinese: ???); (1715 or 1724 – 1763 or 1764) was a Chinese writer 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 Cáo Zhan (??) and his courtesy name was Mèngruan (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??).

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