Project Gutenberg 2007-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 99 Tianhuazangzhuren 天花藏主人 人間樂 Ren Jian Le 人间乐 Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jau-Yu Liou "人間樂" by Tianhuazangzhuren is a fictional narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character 居行簡 (Ju Xingjian), a man of integrity and modest means, who longs for a son to continue his lineage. After much anticipation and disappointment, his wife eventually gives birth to a daughter, 將珠小姐 (miss Zhangzhu), who, due to her impressive intellect, is raised as a boy to fulfill the family’s aspirations. The opening of the narrative introduces Ju Xingjian and his wife, who initially face societal challenges regarding their lineage due to the lack of a male heir. Ju's reluctance to push for more children leads to the unexpected joy of having a daughter who is exceptionally clever and talented. Over time, her upbringing in male attire blurs the lines of gender identity as she excels in education and becomes a center of attention, particularly with suitors seeking her hand in marriage. This sets the stage for the exploration of societal expectations, familial duty, and the complexities of identity, as Ju Xingjian balances his desires for legacy with the realities of his daughter’s capabilities and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 268456 268399 2024-10-10T10:16:31.119632 2023-09-10T12:25:54.721703 text/html text/html 268449 268392 2024-10-10T10:16:31.362554 2023-09-10T12:25:54.858757 text/html text/html 161368 2024-10-10T10:16:35.741537 application/epub+zip 164828 2024-10-10T10:16:33.011536 application/epub+zip 164828 2024-10-10T10:16:31.940564 application/epub+zip 321506 2024-10-10T10:16:37.704553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311814 2024-10-10T10:16:35.153570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293524 2022-09-11T07:32:33.009032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256759 2024-10-10T10:16:30.869557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256703 2007-12-16T17:43:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 113180 2007-12-16T17:43:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17999 2024-10-10T10:16:37.825520 application/rdf+xml 7722 2024-10-10T10:16:32.479562 image/jpeg 2442 2024-10-10T10:16:32.204569 image/jpeg 158370 2024-10-10T10:16:31.384577 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog