''Yu Jiao Li'' (), known in the West as ''Iu-Kiao-Li: or, the Two Fair Cousins'', is an early-

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Chinese '' caizi jiaren'' (scholar and beauty) novel by Zhang Yun (張勻). ''Yu Jiao Li'' is one of the best-known ''caizi jiaren'' novels, together with '' Ping Shan Leng Yan'', and ''

Haoqiu zhuan ''Haoqiu zhuan'' (translated into English variously as ''The Fortunate Union'' or ''The Pleasing History''), also known as ''Hau Kiou Chuaan'', is a Chinese ''caizi jiaren'' (scholar and beauty) novel published in the 17th century.Epstein, Maram ...

''. The English version published by Hunt and Clarke of

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in 1827 is an adaptation of Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat's French translation.

Characters

Two characters, Zhang Guiru () and Su Youde (), plagiarize poems written by other people and pretend to be poets. Pseudo-''caizi'' are foils to the real ''caizi'' in ''caizi jiaren'' stories.

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Iu-kiao-li: or, the Two Fair Cousins Volume I
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Iu-kiao-li: or, the Two Fair Cousins
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Volume III in French
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