Shuishi yuan

Shuishi yuan (traditional Chinese: 水石緣; simplified Chinese: 水石缘; lit. 'Fate Between Water and Stone'),[lower-alpha 1] also translated as Marriage Between Water and Stone,[1] is a Chinese romantic caizi jiaren novel of the 18th-century during the Qing dynasty. The novel was written by Li Chunrong (李春榮).[2][3][4] It consists of 30 chapters.[2]

The opening of the novel Shuishi yuan
Pages from a printed edition of the novel (volume three)

An early printed edition of the novel that dates to 1774 is located in the National Library of China.[5]

Notes
  1. Also known in Chinese as Sai tao yuan (traditional Chinese: 賽桃源; simplified Chinese: 赛桃源) and a few other alternative published titles.

Citations
  1. Song, Geng (2004). The Fragile Scholar: Power and Masculinity in Chinese Culture. Hong Kong University Press. p. 242.
  2. "《水石緣》". 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 (in Chinese).
  3. Li, Chunrong (1954). Shui shi yuan By Chunrong Li.
  4. 李春荣 (1934). 水石缘言情杰作说部 [三十回].
  5. "《水石缘》原文和解析 - 明清小说".


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