鏡花緣 by Ruzhen Li

"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.)

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Author Li, Ruzhen, 1763?-1830?
Title 鏡花緣
Alternate Title Jing hua yuan
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_in_the_Mirror
Credits Produced by Jau-Yuu Liu
Reading Level Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language Chinese
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Subject Fantasy fiction, Chinese
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EBook-No. 25377
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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