The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I by Xueqin Cao ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I by Xueqin Cao audiobook.

Genre: drama

The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I opens the door to the splendid yet fragile world of the Jia clan, an aristocratic family whose mansions overflow with wealth, ceremony, and whispered rivalries. Framed by a mystical prologue about a sentient stone and a piece of jade, the story turns to Jia Baoyu, the family's unconventional heir, who resists the path mapped for him by status and exams. When his delicate, sharp-tongued cousin Lin Daiyu arrives to live with the Jias, Baoyu finds a kindred spirit, and their bond deepens amid an intricate household of cousins, maids, matriarchs, and scheming relatives. As the family builds a private garden paradise for its young women, daily life becomes a tapestry of poetry gatherings, secret tears, flirtations, jealousies, and quiet acts of loyalty. Beneath the elegance, Book I reveals the pressure of duty, the vulnerability of women within rigid hierarchies, and the first tremors of a fortune that may not last. Part romance, part social portrait, it invites listeners into a world where love and obligation collide, and every luxury carries a shadow.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:39) Chapter 02

(00:45:56) Chapter 03

(01:01:13) Chapter 04

(01:22:48) Chapter 05

(01:48:02) Chapter 06

(02:14:37) Chapter 07

(02:34:01) Chapter 08

(02:53:37) Chapter 09

(03:20:42) Chapter 10

(03:38:50) Chapter 11

(03:57:16) Chapter 12

(04:18:11) Chapter 13

(04:41:00) Chapter 14

(05:05:30) Chapter 15

(05:29:28) Chapter 16

(05:51:48) Chapter 17

(06:14:43) Chapter 18

(06:36:48) Chapter 19

(06:54:51) Chapter 20

(07:18:31) Chapter 21

(07:35:43) Chapter 22

(07:58:00) Chapter 23

(08:18:21) Chapter 24

(08:35:10) Chapter 25

(08:49:18) Chapter 26

(09:07:07) Chapter 27

(09:23:41) Chapter 28

(09:49:03) Chapter 29

(10:04:14) Chapter 30

(10:24:25) Chapter 31

(10:45:25) Chapter 32

(11:05:33) Chapter 33

(11:22:24) Chapter 34

(11:42:24) Chapter 35

(11:59:21) Chapter 36

(12:18:50) Chapter 37

(12:36:58) Chapter 38

(12:54:40) Chapter 39

(13:12:05) Chapter 40

(13:31:06) Chapter 41

(13:47:03) Chapter 42

(14:04:55) Chapter 43

(14:26:06) Chapter 44

(14:44:55) Chapter 45

(15:09:54) Chapter 46

(15:28:43) Chapter 47

(15:44:50) Chapter 48

(16:06:38) Chapter 49

(16:31:37) Chapter 50

(16:50:34) Chapter 51

(17:09:49) Chapter 52

(17:26:47) Chapter 53

(17:45:46) Chapter 54

(18:08:02) Chapter 55

(18:28:44) Chapter 56

(18:46:56) Chapter 57

(19:04:30) Chapter 58

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