The daily lives of the 18thcentury aristocracy have never been so vividly depicted than in this classic literary story brought to life. Yang won best new actor at the bq celebrity score awards for his performance in the drama. Dream of the red chamber is one of chinas four great classical novels. A dream of red mansions hung lou meng, sometimes translated as the dream of the red chamber, the great classical chinese novel written in the mideighteenth century during the reign of emperor chienlung of the ching dynasty, has been widely. A dream of red mansions chinese classics, classic novel in 4. Min sub indonesia dong, full episode, q mau nonton yang yang.
Dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin librarything. The 28yearold chinese actor cum singer has been shining in a variety of projects. Playing cardpoker deck 55 cards of chinese young actor star. What is the best english translation of dream of the red. Tsao hsuehchin, kao ngo, yang hsienyi, gladys yang, tai tunpang on. Dream of the red chamber, also called the story of the stone, or hongloumeng composed by. Ye cats, the longest book ive ever read 2,549 pages, yang translation. Dream of red mansions mv broken bridge english sub. The first complete english translation was published by british sinologist david hawkes in 1970s, gladys yang and yang hsienyi has also translated a complete version. If you need a little convincing then yang yang is an actor to start with.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. In december 2007, he was personally handpicked to play the lead role jia baoyu by the director li shaohong in the dream of red. The untamed, the dream of red mansions, the lost tomb, love o2o, and a million other showsmovies are out there and ready binge. In contrast to the freedom enjoyed by hawkes and minford to select and translate the novel, yang. The best rated item with yang yang on netflix is joyful reunion and appeared on screen in 2012. He is best known for his roles in the film the left ear 2015 and the television dramas the four 2015, the lost tomb 2015 and youth melody 2010. A dream of red mansions chinese classics, classic novel in 4 volumes cao xueqin, xianyi, yang, yang, gladys on. A dream of red mansions chinese classics, classic novel. In 2008 because of starred in li shaohongs tv drama version of a dream of red mansions in adult jia baoyu in a corner and budding, officially entered the entertainment circle. Dream of red mansions by tsao hsuehchin aka cao xuequin.
Dream of red mansions is the closest translation by yang hsien yi and gladys yang of the most common chinese title, but other translations of this title might also include a dream of the red chamber, or dreams in a red chamber. The hawkes translation, distinguished by meticulous research and a lively, elegant prose style, succeeds in being a magnificent novel in its own right. Among the 357 occurrences of the plant metaphors, 51 are found to be cases of root, which is about 14. Be the first to create a discussion for the dream of red mansions. Yang gallery singapore yang gallery beijing 798 yang. Written in the 1700s, also known as dream of red chamber or story of the stone, this is considered perhaps the ultimate expression of chinese literature. Fanmade music video trailer contains short scenes from the 2010 romance tv drama series the dream of red mansions based on the classic novel dream of red chamber telling the story of the. Popular chinese actor most well known for starring in films such as the left ear and the unbearable lightness of inspector fan.
A dream of red mansions is a 2010 chinese drama series directed by li shao hong. It has been called one of the best translations into english of our time. A comparative analysis of two english versions of some. But cao xueqins fame rests on his magnificent achievement in writing the fulllength novel a dream of red mansions.
The yang translation, while accurate, suffers from being too literal, and is sometimes stilted. A comparative analysis of two english versions of some poems. The series, comprising 50 episodes, made its debut on 6 july 2010 on 9 terrestrial networks across china. Story of the stone translated by the britain scholar david hawkes and a dream of red mansions translated by chinese famous translator yang xianyi and his wife gladys yang suo, 2015. Story of jai bao yus inheritor love affairs with his two cousins in the midst of his familys struggle to remain influential. He graduated from the department of dance in peoples liberation army arts college. Cao was also a painter who liked painting stones, in a style described by another friend, dun min, as sturdy. The dream of red mansions is a 2010 chinese television series, produced by han sanping and directed by fifth. It is well known that to fully understand and interpret each detail of hong loumeng is a very hard work even for many chinese readers because of its rich culture. Li shaohongs 2010 dream of the red mansions could be called a dream for the 21st century. With jie deng, fenqiang ouyang, xiaoxu chen, ting li. The dream of red mansions 2010 tv series wikipedia.
It is a new adaptation of the classic novel dream of the red chamber. Apr 07, 2017 apart from the yangs fulltext translation, titled a dream of the red mansions and published in the 1970s, another pair of translators, david hawkes and john minford, also translated the whole novel as the story of the stone, published in 1973. The respected and prolific team gladys yang and yang hsienyi also translated a complete version, a dream of red mansions beijing. Since then, he has received recognition for his roles in television dramas the lost tomb 2015, the whirlwind girl, 2015, love o2o 2016 and film the left ear 2015. It is based on the chenggao versions of the masterpiece classic chinese novel dream of the red chamber, which were two illustrated, woodblock print editions of the book published in 1791 and 1792. Some chinese critics remark the latter one to be more precise.
He, later on, chose to move to beijing where he pursued his dream of dancing by graduating from the department of dance in peoples liberation army arts college. Gladys yang a great novel of manners in chinese literature, this novel charts the glory and decline of the illustrious jia family. Yang yang is a chinese actor, born in shanghai, china. Accounting and management controls in the classical chinese.
In imperial china, mansions with 1 the novel is known by several titles, with the more common being a dream of the red mansions, a dream of the red chamber, the story of the stone, the story of a monk with passion, and the twelve ladies of nanking. Jai bao yu is a male heir who grew up in a wealthy feudal clan. The yang translation, while accurate, suffers from being too literal, and is. A dream of red mansions by tsaoh hseuhchin translated by yang hsienyi and gladys yang illustrated by taitun pang foreign language press, beijing, 1978 originally written in 18th century 3. Fanmade music video trailer contains short scenes from the 2010 romance tv drama series the dream of red mansions based on. Born on september 9, 1991, he made his acting debut in the 2010 drama a dream of red mansions.
The dream of red mansions this historical drama is an oldie, but a goodie, having premiered in 2010. The translations are all from a dream of red mansions translated by yang hsienyi and gladys yang in english and published by foreign languages press in 1978. The shanghai native has ancestors hailing from hefei, anhui. Aug 30, 2018 this is a regularly updated list with movies, series and documentaries with yang yang on netflix. Based on the mideighteenth century novel by cao xueqin, beijings cctvs version of a dream in red mansions aka dream of the red chamber is known by many to be the ultimate and best adaptation of the story either on tv or film. He made his first appearance as an actor in the chinese television drama the dream of red mansions.
This novel recreates the ritualized hurlyburly of chinese family life that. This plethora of titles and translations of titles neatly reflects the great difficulties of translating a work. A dream of red mansions hung lou meng, sometimes translated as the dream of the red chamber, the great classical chinese novel written in the mideighteenth century during the reign of emperor chienlung of the ching dynasty, has been widely popular throughout the last two hundred years and more. After graduating from the peoples liberation army arts college, he earned his. The drama is about a group of young boys and girls stick fighting, fair competition, mutual encouragement, to make their dream come true, and go to a new course with friendship and love. Apart from the yangs fulltext translation, titled a dream of the red mansions and published in the 1970s, another pair of translators, david hawkes and john minford, also translated the whole novel as the story of the stone, published in 1973. In december 2007, he was personally handpicked to play the lead role jia baoyu by the director li shaohong in the dream of red mansions. Below you find an overview of all movies and series with yang yang on netflix. His casting was only announced on the day of filming. A dream of red mansions is the closest translation by yang hsien yi and gladys yang of the most common chinese title, but other translations of this title might also include a dream of the red chamber, or dreams in a red chamber. With yuanyuan cheng, li ding, mengjie jiang, yi song. Translations of dream of the red chamber pauline a.