你可以看看维基百科上面的介绍： 　　DreamoftheRedChamber,alsoknownasTheStoryoftheStoneisoneofthemasterpiecesofChinesefictionandoneoftheChineseFourGreatClassicalNovels.Itwascomposedsometimeinthemiddleofthe18thcenturyduringtheQingDynasty.ItisattributedtoCáoXuěqín(CaoZhan). 　　Thenovelisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,mirroringthefortunesofCao'sownfamily.Astheauthordetailsinthefirstchapter,itisintendedtobeamemorialtothewomenheknewinhisyouth:friends,relativesandservants. 　　Thenovelisremarkablenotonlyforitshugecastofcharacters(mostofthemfemale)andpsychologicalscope,butalsoforitspreciseanddetailedobservationofthelifeandsocialstructurestypicalof18th-centuryChinesearistocracy. 　　如果你想看更详细点儿的,就去维基百科上看看吧.网站在下面,