《红楼梦》“金陵”杂考

Exploring the History of a Place Termed "Jinling" in Dream of the Red Chamber

《红楼梦》之“金陵”不是指今天南京之金陵。沿红学“自叙传”开辟的门径: 曹雪芹及其父祖不是金陵人,曹家宅第不在金陵,曹家的姻亲也均不是金陵人;曹家败事后在金陵无片瓦。“红楼梦》中所说的金陵指的是奉天府盛京(今沈阳),个别地方对应着顺天府京都(今北京)。

The place termed as ＂Jinling＂ in Dream of the Red Chamber does not refer to the current place ＂Jinling＂ in Nanjing of China. Based on the studies of Dream of the Red Chamber pioneered by Mr, Hou Shi＇s autobiography, this paper finds out both Cao Xueqin＇s paternal and maternal ancestors as well as Cao Xueqing himself were not Jinlinese, and that the Caos＇ residence was not in Jinling before or after the Caos came down in the world. Finally the paper proves that Jinling described in ＂The Dream of the Red Chamber ＂ mainly refers to Fengtianfu capital called ＂Shen Jing＂ （today＇s Shenyang）, and sometimes refers to Shuntianfu capital named ＂Jin Dou＂ （today＇s Beijing）.