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Ping Shan Leng Yan
''Ping Shan Leng Yan'' () is a classic '' caizi jiaren'' novel written in early Qing dynasty China. The earliest extant edition of the novel is a printed edition dating from 1658, now preserved in the Dalian Library. The title of the book is derived from the surnames of the two couples featured in the book. The novel is sometimes attributed to Di An Shanren (), but the authorship is uncertain. It is often attributed to Tianhua Zang Zhuren (), a pseudonym meaning "Master of the Heavenly Flower Sutra". '' Yu jiao li'' and ''Ping Shan Leng Yan'' were both written by the same Tianhua Zang Zhuren according to a style analysis by caizi jiaren scholar Qing Ping Wang. Classical Chinese scholar and Yale professor Chloë Starr lists ''Ping Shan Leng Yan'' along with ''Yu jiao li'' and ''Haoqiu zhuan'' as one of the three best-known examples of the caizi jiaren genre. Plot Miss Shan Dai, a beauty, is so talented that she passes the challenging tests set by her tutor and impresses her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
