Mao Zedong, at a meeting in December 1973, partially quoted in Paths to Power: Elite Mobility in Contemporary China (1986) by David Lampton, p. 241
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"The Dream of the Red Chamber" should be read five times before one can rightfully talk about it. It should be read five times. ... Among Chinese classical novels, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" is the best.
— Mao Zedong on Dream of the Red Chamber
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About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
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