The Development of China's Classical Novels

Ancient myths, legends and fables from ancient times to the pre-Qin and Han dynasties contributed to the birth and formation of the novel. Such as mending the sky and the goddess of Kuafu day after day.

2. Growth period

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, people-oriented novels and strange novels appeared, and their plot structures were relatively simple and rough. Such as Gan Bao's Searching for the Gods and Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Xin Yu.

Step 3: mature

The appearance of the legend of the Tang Dynasty marks the maturity of China's ancient novels. For example, Liu Yichuan and Yingying Biography.

4. Development period

The emergence of story books in Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty promoted the development of ancient novels. Story books have wider stories, more twists and turns, and more delicate descriptions, such as Fairy Encounters in the Garden.

5. Peak period

Zhang Hui's novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties gradually pushed ancient novels to the peak. For example, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio by The Journey to the West, Scholars and A Dream of Red Mansions. A Dream of Red Mansions represents the pinnacle of ancient novels.

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Four Great Classical Novels, the masterpiece of China's classical novels.

1, A Dream of Red Mansions

Author Cao Xueqin is the most profound work reflecting the times in China's novels, showing unprecedented ideological depth and philosophical pursuit, which is not found in other works. By describing Jia's political decline, moral corruption, economic collapse and the deterioration of his descendants, the novel indicates that the old system is bound to decline.

2. Journey to the West

Author: Wu Cheng'en. This is a fantasy comedy featuring elves. It tells the story of the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand protecting Tang Sanzang from going to the Western Heaven for Buddhist scriptures. After 8 1 difficulty, I got the true sutra back, and all achieved something.

3. Water Margin

By Shi Naian. It is a long historical novel that has been brewing and accumulated for hundreds of years in Song and Yuan Dynasties. It brings together the tragic stories of the life and death of Liangshan heroes in Shui Bo, and embodies the ideals, feelings and talents of countless people in China.

4. Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong. It is the first novel in ancient China, and it is also a classic of historical romance novels. This novel describes the contradictions and struggles between the political and military groups of Wei, Shu and Wu Sanda, headed by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the 3rd century.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China's Classical Novels