Examples of the two major systems of China's ancient novels four major systems.

Four main systems.1 legend 2 notes 3 chapter book 4 words

Notebook novels, from a long time ago, the Han and Jin dynasties have, that is, the pre-Qin scriptures, there are similar fragments. To the Tang, Song and the great rise, deduced to the Ming and Qing dynasties, such books, can be said to be as vast as a sea of smoke, juxtaposed and displayed in China's cultural heritage, occupies a large part. Such as "Shishu Xinyao", "Xijing Miscellany", "Taiping Guangji" and so on.

Legend: originated from the Wei and Jin dynasties, the rise of the Tang, such as Li Wa biography, Ying Ying biography, Huo Xiaoyu biography, Ren's biography, Liu Yi biography.

Talking book: originated in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the rise of the Song and Yuan. Such as "Grinding Jade Goddess of Mercy", "Haunted Fan Lou amorous Zhou Shengxian", "Wrong Chopping Cui Ning", "Song four male haunted the forbidden soul Zhang"

Chapter book novels: the end of the Yuan and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, in the Song and Yuan on the basis of the history of the storytelling of the book produced a number of full-length chapter book novels such as the "Three Kingdoms Zhi Popular Romance", "the remnants of the Tang and the Five Dynasties History of the Romance", "Ping Demon Biographies", "Water Margin", and so on.