《红楼梦》的作者曹雪芹，在步入青年之前是在南京度过的。雍正五年（１７２７年）十二月，他的叔父、江宁织造曹以骚扰驿站、亏空库银及转移财物的罪名，受到革职抄家的惩处，于是“赫赫扬扬，已将百载”的曹家就此败落了。曹雪芹作为废官家属，也便告别了江宁织造府中... Cao Xueqin, author of Dream of Red Mansions, spent in Nanjing before entering the youth. Yongzheng five years (1727) In December, his uncle, Jiang Ning weaving Cao Wei to harass the inn, loss of library and silver and the transfer of property charges, punished by the demobilization of ransom, so "triumphantly, Home defeated in this. Cao Xueqin as disabled officials, they bid farewell to the Jiangning Weaving House ...