02151cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500140013524600150014926400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031450000310035050800280038152013030040953400450171265300200175785600430177799900170182023877UtSlPG20260610133540.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7azh2iso639-1 4aPL1 aTianhuazangzhuren10a玉嬌梨1 aYu jiao li 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-12-17  aProduced by Jau-Yu Liou  a"玉嬌梨" by Tianhuazangzhuren is a historical novel written in a period reminiscent of the Ming or Qing Dynasties. The narrative centers around a highly capable girl named Hongyu, the daughter of Bai Xuan, who is a well-respected official. The story explores themes of familial duty, love, and the tension between personal desires and societal expectations, particularly in the context of marriage during a period of bureaucratic and poetic fervor.  The opening of the novel introduces readers to Bai Xuan, known for his literary talents and skills in poetry, who finds solace in a rural setting after hanging up his official robes due to court politics. As he contemplates the future of his daughter, Hongyu, a young girl of exceptional beauty and intelligence, political turmoil brings him back to the capital, where he hopes to secure a suitable marriage for her. The narrative develops into a series of interactions among Bai Xuan, his friends, and the other officials, revealing complex social dynamics and the cultural significance of poetry while hinting at the challenges Hongyu may face in the society she inhabits. Through these exchanges, themes of ambition, duty, and the quest for love amidst bureaucratic entanglements begin to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChinese fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23877  c64909d64909