The story of stone : intertextuality, ancient Chinese stone lore, and the stone symbolism in Dream of the red chamber, Water margin, and The journey to the west / Jing Wang.

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Wu, Cheng'en, approximately 1500-approximately 1582. Xi you ji.

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The story of stone : intertextuality, ancient Chinese stone lore, and the stone symbolism in Dream of the red chamber, Water margin, and The journey to the west / Jing Wang.