“Reading A Dream of Red Mansions in middle age is like enjoying the snowy scenery. What we are really doing is mulling over the swirl of emotions as we watch life wither away into the bleakness of winter.” This book is Yan Hong’s latest work on A Dream of Red Mansions. The author makes fascinating observations about the characters in the classical novel, especially Baochai and Tanchun, and on this basis shares her views about human nature, memories, workplace, child raising, and romantic relationship as well as her personal experience with readers.