Yu Jiao Li ( simplified Chinese : 玉娇梨 ; traditional Chinese : 玉嬌梨 ; pinyin : Yù Jiāo Lí ; Wade–Giles : Yü Chiao Li ), known in the West as Iu-Kiao-Li: or, the Two Fair Cousins , is an early- Qing Chinese caizi jiaren ("scholar and beauty") novel by Zhang Yun (張勻).
7-634: Yu Jiao Li is one of the best-known caizi jiaren novels, together with Ping Shan Leng Yan , and Haoqiu zhuan . The English version published by Hunt and Clarke of London in 1827 is an adaptation of Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat 's French translation. The novel is about two cousins, Bai Hongyu and Lu Mengli, how they both fell in love with the handsome scholar Su Youbai. Two of the antagonist characters, Zhang Guiru ( 張軌如 ; 张轨如 ; Zhāng Guǐrú ; Chang Kuei-ju ) and Su Youde ( 蘇有德 ; 苏有德 ; Sū Yǒudé ; Su Yu-te ), plagiarize poems written by other people and pretend to be poets. Pseudo- caizi are foils to
14-509: Is uncertain. It has also been attributed to Tianhua Zang Zhuren ( 天花藏主人 ), 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
21-534: The Peaceful Hill , 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 ( Chinese : 荻岸山人 ), but the authorship
28-404: The accomplished and handsome scholar, Yan Baihan. The two young men decide to go to Beijing in disguise to find the renowned Shan Dai, but while they are en route, other suitors plagiarize their poetry to woo the young ladies. The plot climaxes in a poetry contest in which the two young ladies defeat Ping and Yan in a competition to write the best poem, and in the end their marriages are approved by
35-491: The emperor himself. Pseudo- caizi are foils to the real caizi in caizi jiaren stories. Here, the characters, Song Xin (C: 宋 信, P: Sòng Xìn , W: Sung Hsin ) and Dou Guoyi (T: 竇國一, S: 窦国一, P: Dòu Guóyī , W: To Kuo-i ), plagiarize poems written by Ping and Yan and pretend to be poets. This article about a 17th century novel is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See guidelines for writing about novels . Further suggestions might be found on
42-510: The real caizi in caizi jiaren stories. This article about a 17th century novel is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See guidelines for writing about novels . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Ping Shan Leng Yan Ping Shan Leng Yan ( Chinese : 平山冷燕 ; pinyin : Píng Shān Lěng Yān ; Wade–Giles : P'ing Shan Leng Yen ), also translated into English as Flat Mountain and Cold Swallow and Cold Swallows in
49-433: The three best-known examples of the caizi jiaren genre. Miss Shan Dai, a beautiful girl, is so talented that she passes the challenging tests set by her tutor and impresses her father, an imperial official. Miss Leng Jiangxue, also a talented young woman, is sent from a poor family to be Shan's maid, on the way sees a striking poem written by an impoverished student, Ping Ruheng. Ping is traveling to Songjiang, where he meets
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