The development of novels about worldly affairs

Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, there have been novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women, erotic novels and narrow evil novels, among which the representative works are Good Biography (a well-known scholar), Ping Shan Han Yan (a man who lives on the hillside), Treasure of Flowers (Chen Sen), Biography of Flowers on the Sea (Han Bangqing) and Dream of a Brothel.

Good biography is "the second fantastic book in Qing Dynasty", which is quite famous in Europe, but of little value. Cold Swallow in Pingshan is "the fourth wonder book in Qing Dynasty", and it is also the masterpiece of the novels of talented people and beautiful women. A Treasure of Flowers is China's first homosexual novel.

The novels about worldly affairs rose in the middle and late Ming Dynasty and reached its peak in the period from Kangxi to Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. Representative works include The Story of Zen in the development period, The Story of Marriage in the Deepening Period, The Golden Lotus in the Peak Period, The Wizard of Oz, The Expose of Wild Garlic, Crossing the Street Lamp in the Transition Period, Flowers in the Mirror, The Story of the House, etc. A Dream of Red Mansions reached its peak.