Xue Pan

Xue Pan (Chinese: 薛蟠; Pinyin: Xūe Pán) is a secondary character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. He is a ne'er-do-well lout who is guilty of the killing of a man over a beautiful slave girl, Zhen Yinglian, who is renamed as Xiangling (Lotus). He has the manslaughter case done over with money, then escapes to the capital from Jinling.

He is the elder brother of Xue Baochai and the son of Aunt Xue. Pan was also a local bully in Jinling City, where the Xues came from. He is a total opposite of Baochai, who is tactful and cultivated, although he has genuine respect for his sister. He is on the other hand tactless and uncouth, and mixes around with bad company. He eventually marries a shrew, Xia Jin'gui, who causes much misery to Aunt Xue, Baochai, Xiangling and himself.

Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber

Four Great Classical Novels Redology

Text and commentaries	Zhiyanzhai Odd Tablet Cheng-Gao versions Gao E

Characters	Twelve Beauties of Jinling Lin Daiyu Xue Baochai Jia Yuanchun Jia Tanchun Shi Xiangyun Miaoyu Jia Yingchun Jia Xichun Wang Xifeng Jia Qiaojie Li Wan Qin Keqing Masters Jia Baoyu Jia Zheng Jia She Jia Zhen Jia Lian Jia Rong Jia Lan Jia Huan Jia Yun Ladies Grandmother Jia Lady Wang Aunt Xue Lady Xing Lady You Concubine Zhao Maids Ping'er Yuanyang Xiren Qingwen Zijuan Xiangling Sheyue Xiaohong Xueyan Jinchuan Secondary characters Granny Liu Xue Pan Qin Zhong Zhen Baoyu

Redologists	Cai Yuanpei Hu Shih Yu Pingbo Wu Shichang Zhou Ruchang Eileen Chang Feng Qiyong Cai Yijiang Liu Xinwu Qigong Wang Guowei

Adaptations	Dream of the Red Chamber (1944 film) Dream of the Red Chamber (1987 TV series) A Dream in Red Mansions (2010 TV series) Dream of the Red Chamber (Bright Sheng opera)

Places	Daguanyuan

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