【Workshop(s)】Leisurely Literary Pursuits x The Elegant Everyday of the Red Chamber Game Experience

🎭 "Leisurely Literary Pursuits: The Elegant Everyday of the Red Chamber" Imagine opening the thick volume of "Dream of the Red Chamber," not to be lost in a dense cast of characters or bogged down by lengthy poems, but to be— invited to the Grand View Garden for tea, games, fortune telling with flower lots, poetry contests, and to act out a short play. This isn't a class; it's designed for you—someone who appreciates classics but finds them a bit too serious. In 90 minutes, we replace notes with games and recitation with laughter, bringing characters like Baoyu, Daiyu, Xiangyun, and Xifeng to life before your eyes—even inviting you to embody them yourself. Five engaging themes guaranteed to make you lose track of time: 1| Red Chamber Character Relationship Cards You think you're just drawing a card, but the character on it becomes your identity for the evening! Through a line of dialogue, a glance, or a snippet of poetry, discover your connections within the garden. Are you a lover, a fellow poet, or a confidant with hidden thoughts? Piece together the intricate emotional web of "Dream of the Red Chamber" as you deduce your relationships. 2| Everyday Drinking Games This isn't an exam; it's a game of wit! Join Grandmother Jia and Baoyu at the feast, exchanging poems, completing verses, setting challenges, and engaging in playful banter. Can you match Daiyu's "Flower Burial Song" or Xiangyun's drunken verses? Amidst laughter and poetry, discover that ancient banquets were far more lively than you imagined. 3| Tea Tasting at Longcui Nunnery Escape the hustle and bustle and step into Miaoyu's world of tea. Three teas, three personalities: noble purity, aloof pride, deep affection. Each sip is like opening a character's heart, revealing unspoken truths. This isn't a tea ceremony lesson, but a journey through stories steeped in aroma. 4| Twelve Beauties' Flower Lots Draw a flower lot and unlock a destiny. The judgments of the Illusory Realm have already foretold their joys and sorrows. Whose story will your lot reveal? Perhaps the verse resonates with your current state of mind— where the classical meets divination, and the poetic lots of fate await your interpretation. 5| Red Chamber Banquet As night deepens and lanterns flicker, the Grand View Garden tonight is dedicated to elegance, not worldly affairs. Embrace your character's persona, engage in poetry and wine games, share old affections, and perform a short play. It's an evening where you might laugh until you cry, and feel a warmth in your heart. No one is just an audience; every line, every choice, is a new destiny you bestow upon your character. 📚 Knowledge and Fun in Equal Measure: We don't teach you to memorize chapters; instead, we let you "play" your way to understanding the human relationships, poetic sentiments, and destinies within the Red Chamber. Even if you've never read "Dream of the Red Chamber," you'll grasp its elegance through the games; and for devoted fans, you'll discover new surprises through interaction. 🍵 Who Should Attend: You, who love stories, love tea, love interaction, and love the classics— Or simply anyone looking for a literary gathering on a weekend afternoon filled with laughter and learning.