Cao Xueqing did not make it clear where the Jia Residence was located in his book A Dream in Red Mansions. Actually, the vagueness and uncertainty of it originated from Cao’s conception about the relation between Zhen and Jia, from his creation method and the artistic style, from the rise and down of his family and from his own life experience.%曹雪芹在《红楼梦》中并没有写明故事的发生地究竟在何处,书中贾府的所在地模糊不清,且有着一些难以解释的南北“矛盾”。事实上,《红楼梦》地点问题上的这种模糊性和不确定性,源自于曹雪芹创作构思中甄、贾两家的关系、《红楼梦》的创作方法和艺术风格以及曹雪芹的家族盛衰与个人经历。
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