The Red Pavilion

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Note that in Chinese the surname—here printed in capitals—precedes the personal name

Main characters

DEE Jen-djieh Magistrate of the district Poo-yang, in Kiangsu Province. In this novel he is passing through Paradise Island, an amusement resort in the neighbour­ing district of Chin-hwa

MA Joong one of Judge Dee's lieutenants, who accompanied him on the trip

LO Kwan-choong Magistrate of the district Chin-hwa

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Callous Courtesan'

Autumn Moon famous courtesan, the Queen Flower of Paradise Island

Silver Fairy a courtesan of the second rank

KIA Yu-po a literary student

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Amorous Academi­cian'

LEE Lien a young scholar-official, newly appointed member of the Imperial Academy

LEE "Wei-djing his father, a retired Imperial Censor

FENG Dai warden of Paradise Island, and owner of the gambling halls and brothels

Jade Ring his daughter

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Unlucky Lovers'

TAO Pan-te owner of the restaurants and wine shops of Paradise Island

TAO Kwang his father, who died thirty years before

WEN Yuan owner of the curio- and souvenirshops of Paradise Island

Miss LING a blind courtesan who earns her living as a music teacher

Others

special constables of Warden Feng

The Crab

The Shrimp