As if in a dream, Baoyu enters the "Cave Heaven" inhabited by the female celestial deity Xiao Xiang Feizi. All around he sees towering mansions with finely decorated eaves, and catches hazy glimpses of many palace maidens within. Absorbing this scene with greedy eyes, he is captivated by the rare flowers and unfamiliar plants which abound there, and quite forgets where he is.
寶玉魂夢般進入了上界神女瀟湘妃子所住的洞天仙境，只見樓閣高聳，殿角玲瓏，好些宮女隱約期間，他貪看景緻，為那奇花異草心動神怡，魂消魄喪。