Discerning the Direction of Redology,Exploring the Artistic Conception of A Dream of Red Mansions: SONG Qi's Study on A Dream of Red Mansions —The First Summary of Redology by Contemporary Scholars of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Overseas

The criticism view and idea of A Dream of Red Mansions,studied by SONG Qi,particularly reflected in Knowledge and Essence of A Dream of Red Mansions: SONG Qi's Symposium on Redology.SONG Qi's study was committed to discern the direction of Redology and explore the artistic conception of A Dream of Red Mansions,and it not only relied on the details,but also the key points of the book.Combined macro-micro perspectives,SONG Qi made a comparison between A Dream of Red Mansions and the other literary works,and spoke highly of the literature value in A Dream of Red Mansions.In addition,SONG Qi was a maverick scholar who put forward many inspirational opinions,and he tried his best to find another way to make clear the meaning of A Dream of Red Mansions.To sum up,SONG Qi's study on Redology,which embodied high starting-point,wide horizon and orthodox tips,reflected the glittering grandeur of Chinese literature and has become an academic model in the field of Redology.