Book Publications

Transplanting Flowers and Cultivating Dreams: The Redology Works by Dr. Seng Yan Chuan

Author: late Dr. Seng Yan Chuan (Former senior lecturer at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya)
Editor: Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy (Adjunct Professor at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya) ; Dr. Chia Jee Luen (Senior lecturer at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya)
Edition: first published 25 October 2023 ; second published 25 October 2024

This book is based on the author's doctoral thesis at Shandong University and covers a research scope spanning nearly 200 years, from the possible introduction of "Dream of the Red Chamber" to Malaya in the 1920s, continuing until 2018. Utilizing documentary records, the author seeks to illustrate how "Dream of the Red Chamber" was disseminated in a particular era, identifying the disseminators, the information transmitted, the extent of its audience, and delving into the impact of the dissemination through audience feedback. The subsequent sections involve a thorough review and critique of published articles and research findings related to "Dream of the Red Chamber," providing a comprehensive introduction to to Redology Studies in Malaysia and Singapore. In conclusion, the book summarizes the characteristics and shortcomings of Redology Studies, aligns with the research approaches and methods of global Red Studies, and offers suggestions for the future expansion of Redology Studies in Malaysia and Singapore.

The Dissemination and Research of A Dream of Red Mansions in Malaysia and Singapore (1818-2018)

Author: Dr. Chia Jee Luen (Senior lecturer at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya)

This book is based on the author's doctoral thesis at Shandong University and covers a research scope spanning nearly 200 years, from the possible introduction of "Dream of the Red Chamber" to Malaya in the 1920s, continuing until 2018. Utilizing documentary records, the author seeks to illustrate how "Dream of the Red Chamber" was disseminated in a particular era, identifying the disseminators, the information transmitted, the extent of its audience, and delving into the impact of the dissemination through audience feedback. The subsequent sections involve a thorough review and critique of published articles and research findings related to "Dream of the Red Chamber," providing a comprehensive introduction to to Redology Studies in Malaysia and Singapore. In conclusion, the book summarizes the characteristics and shortcomings of Redology Studies, aligns with the research approaches and methods of global Red Studies, and offers suggestions for the future expansion of Redology Studies in Malaysia and Singapore.

Author: Chia Jee Luen (1984- ) successively obtained a Ph.D. in Ancient Literature from Shandong University in 2019. He is currently a senior lecturer and also a researcher at the Dream of the Red Chamber Research Center in the Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya. His teaching and research fields include classical Chinese novels such as A Dream of Red Chamber and literary dissemination studies.

Literature, Text and Culture: Multiple-dimensional Perspective and Methodology in Studies on Hong Lou Meng.

Editor: Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy (Adjunct Professor at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya) ; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fan Pik Wah (Associate Professor at Department of Chinese Studies, Universiti Malaya)

The book was edited by Chan Kong Choy and Fan Pik Wah, published by the Chinese Department of the University of Malaya and HLMRC on 8th August 2022. This publication was supported by University of Malaya Grant PV006-2019. It is a collection of papers presented at the 2019 International Dream of Red Chamber Conference Malaysia , held at the Faculty of Arts, University of Malaya. from 4th to 6th October 2019. Organized by the Chinese Department of the University of Malaya, HLMRC and Pejati, and co-organized by The Society of A Dream of Red Mansions of China, The Society of A Dream of Red Mansions of China of Korea, and the Beijing Cao Xueqin Society, the conference was attended by 38 experts and young scholars from across the Taiwan Strait, South Korea, and Malaysia.

Among the 20 papers, one depiction and one review, four are written by academic personnel by the Department of Chinese Studies UM, namely, Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy's "Talk about the value of "Pine and Cypress with Longevity" painted by Cheng Weiyuan: In memory of Zhang Shouping", the late Dr. Seng Yan Chuan's "Hong Lou Meng in Fang Xiu's Chonglou’s Poems", Dr.Teoh Hooi See's "The lyrical gesture of recollection of past events——Lyrical function in novel criticism from the perceptual tone of Zhiyanzhai’s annotation" and Dr. Chia Jee Luen's "A brief depiction on the 2019 International Dream of Red Chamber Conference Malaysia".