Abstract: As an important component of the narration art in A Dream of Red Mansions,the layered narration had great influence on the novels in the late Qing Dynasty,especially on modern Xiaxie novels.Its influence on modern Xiaxie novels can be classified into two different types,namely,"discovered manuscripts" type and the figures of cross-layer description.With the aid of the layered narration,we can not only have a good grasp of the unique charm of A Dream of Red Mansions,but also delineate the relationship betwee...