According to incomplete statistics, there have been at least 20 film and television adaptations of "Dream of Red Mansions" The 1924 Peking Opera film "The Burial of Flowers" starring Mei Lanfang received a lot of critical acclaim. The 1975 version of the TV series "A Dream ofRedMansions" filmed by Hong Kong Wireless, starring Wang Mingquan, Ng Weiguo, and Chow Yun-fat.

The 22-year-old Brigitte Lin "cross-dressed" as Jia Baoyu, starting her career as a cross-dresser.