What are the classical Chinese masterpieces (novels)?

I. Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1. One of the four great classical Chinese novels, the full name of which is Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Popular Verse. The author is the late Yuan and early Ming novelist Luo Guanzhong, is China's first full-length chapter-length historical novel.

2. It depicts nearly 105 years of history between the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty. The whole book reflects the political and military struggles of the Three Kingdoms era, reflects the transformation of all kinds of social contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, and summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and shapes a number of powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

Second, "Water Margin"

1, one of the four great masterpieces of China, the book describes the end of the Northern Song Dynasty Song Jiang as the leader of the 108 heroes in the Liangshan uprising, as well as the gathering of righteousness after the acceptance of the peace and order, around the story of the conquest.

2. Water Margin is also one of the most epic works in Chinese literature. It is one of the earliest chapter books written in vernacular language in Chinese history. There are many versions of it, and it has been widely circulated and popular, and has had an extremely far-reaching influence on narrative literature in China and even in East Asia.

Three, "Journey to the West"

1, one of the four Chinese classical masterpieces, is the first long romanticized novel of gods and demons in ancient China, written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Cheng'en.

2, the main depiction of the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Taizong Zhenguan Sun Wukong, Porky Pig, Sha Monk, White Dragon Horse, four people to protect the Tang Monk westward journey to obtain the scriptures, along the way through the trials and tribulations (together with the Tang Monk was born to obtain the scriptures of the pre-trials *** nine hundred and ninety-eight difficulties), all the way to subdue the demons and subdue devils, to make the dangers into a safe place, and finally arrive in Western Paradise, to get the real scriptures of the story.

Four, "Jinpingmei"

1, also known as "Jinpingmei words", China's first literati independently created a long vernacular world of love chapter book.

2, borrowed "Water Margin" in the story of wusong kill sister-in-law for the introduction, through the both bureaucrats, bullies, rich merchants, three identities of the feudal era mercenary forces of the representative of the character ximenqing and his family's sinful life, exposing the darkness of the mid-ming dynasty society and corruption, with a more profound understanding of the value of the.

Fifth, "Liaozhai Zhiyi"

1, referred to as "Liaozhai", commonly known as "Ghosts and Foxes", is a collection of short stories in the literary language written by Pu Songling, a famous novelist of the Qing Dynasty in China.

2. It has a wide range of subjects, rich content, and high artistic achievement. The work has successfully shaped a large number of artistic archetypes, with distinctive and vivid characters, twisted and bizarre storylines, rigorous and skillful structural layout, concise writing, and delicate descriptions, which is called the pinnacle of the literary short stories.