Jia Xichun

Jia Xichun

Jia Xichun (Chinese: 賈惜春; Pinyin: Jiǎ Xīchūn) is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the sister of Jia Zhen, head of the Ningguo House, and Baoyu's second cousin. When she was little, her mother died, and Lady Wang brought her to the Rongguo Mansion. A devout Buddhist, she is religious and also a gifted painter. When Granny Liu visits Grandview Garden, the Dowager commissions her to make a painting of the Garden for the guest. After the fall of the house of Jia, Xichun becomes a Buddhist nun in place of Miaoyu. Xichun is the second youngest of Jinling Twelve Women.

Trivia

Xichun's name translates as "Cherish Spring". She is the youngest of the quartet of "Springs".

See also

*Dream of the Red Chamber
*Buddhism


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