Cao Xueqin
Mengchjuan (xitoycha an'ana tíngyín, sobiq míngyín, pinyin Mèng Ruǎn) laqabli Cao Chjan (xitoycha míngín, pinyin Cáo Zhān), Cao Xueqin taxallusi ostida yozgan (Xitoy muallifi Cáo Yígěng) "Qizil palatadagi tush" klassik xitoy romanining birinchi 80 bobidan. Uning yashagan sanalari haqida aniq ma'lumot yo'q: ba'zi manbalarda 1715 yilda tug'ilgan, ba'zilarida 1724 yil ko'rsatilgan. O'lim yili 1763 yoki 1764 deb hisoblanadi.