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

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]

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. 1 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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