Li, Ruzhen creator text utu 2008 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "鏡花緣" by Ruzhen Li is a fantasy novel completed in 1827 during the Qing dynasty. When Empress Wu Zetian commands all flowers to bloom overnight, the flower-spirits obey but face divine punishment—banishment to earth as mortals. Tang Ao, father to one incarnated flower-spirit, journeys overseas through fantastical lands including the Country of Women and the Country of Gentlemen. The novel explores revolutionary ideas about gender equality and ideal society, creating worlds where traditional roles reverse and virtue reigns supreme. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_in_the_Mirror Release date is 2008-05-07 Produced by Jau-Yuu Liu Original publication data not identified Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 Fantasy fiction, Chinese PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25377 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25377 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133600.0 25377