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Jin Ping Mei (Chinese: 金瓶梅)—translated into English as The Plum in the Golden Vase or The Golden Lotus—is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the 16th century during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
May 9, 1991 · A 1991 Taiwanese drama based on a banned novel about a corrupt official and his two wives. The film explores themes of sex, jealousy, depravity and karma in a tale of humiliation and enlightenment.
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- Drama, Romance
- Han Hsiang Li, Tsu-Hui Hsia, Fu-Ti Lin
- 1991-05-09
May 1, 2018 · A saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and, famously, Chinese erotica, The Golden Lotus (also known as The Plum in the Golden Vase) has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese Literature and one of the Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel.
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- Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng
The Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei) is a classic Ming Dynasty novel by an anonymous author who used the pseudonym Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng. It tells the story of Ximen Qing, a wealthy merchant who marries a beautiful and scheming wife, Pan Jinlian, and their family's rise and fall.
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- Paperback
- Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
Learn about The Golden Lotus, a classic Chinese novel by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng, also known as Jin Ping Mei or The Plum in the Golden Vase. The book depicts the downfall of the Ximen household and the story of Pan Jinlian, a female character named after a flower.
A Chinese naturalistic novel by an anonymous author from the late Ming Dynasty, translated by Clement Egerton. The book is a fin de siecle romance with adultery as key theme, and has been compared to Mort d'Arthur and Don Quixote.
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Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
