What are the twelve most famous works of Chinese literature?

The common saying is "China's Ten Greatest Literary Works", and they are:

1. The Water Margin. Water Margin is one of the favorite classical long vernacular novels of Chinese people. It was produced in the Ming Dynasty, is in the Song and Yuan since the story about the water Margin, the words of the book, the basis of the opera, by the author of the processing and organization, created. The main theme of the book is the peasant uprising led by Song Jiang, which artistically reproduces the tragic picture of the ancient Chinese people's resistance to oppression and heroic struggle.

2.The Journey to the West. Journey to the West" is the first romantic chapter-length novel about gods and demons in ancient China. The author of The Journey to the West is Wu Chengen of the Ming Dynasty. The novel is based on the historical event of "The Longevity Monk's Journey to the West", and through the author's artistic processing, it profoundly depicts the social reality of that time.

3.The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Rengyi of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four great classical Chinese novels, and is the first full-length historical novel written by Luo Guanzhong, a famous novelist of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms depicts nearly a hundred years of history from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, and focuses on war, describing the political and military struggles between the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, as well as the wars of division between them at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

4.Dream of Red Mansions. A Dream of Red Mansions is an ancient Chinese chapter-length novel, also known as The Book of Stones, written by Cao Xueqin, a writer of the Qing Dynasty. Dream of Red Mansions" depicts the life of a group of ladies of the court who are superior in demeanor and insight, and shows the true beauty of human nature and tragedy, which can be said to be an epic poem that shows the beauty of women from all angles.

5.The Story of the Western Wing. The Story of the Western Wing is a miscellaneous drama written by Wang Shifu in the Yuan Dynasty. The play tells the story of Zhang Sheng (Zhang Junrui), a scholar, and Cui Yingying, a young lady from Xiangguo, who, with the help of a maiden named Hongniang, break through the obstacles of Sun Feihu, Cui's mother, Zheng Heng and others, and finally become husband and wife.

6.Liaozhai Zhiyi. Liao Zhai Zhi Yi (short for "Liao Zhai", commonly known as "Ghost Fox Biography") is a collection of short stories in the literary language written by Chinese novelist Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty. They either expose the darkness of feudal rule, attack the corruption of the imperial examination system, or rebel against the bondage of feudal rites, with rich and profound ideological content.

7.The History of Confucianism.


Julin and the Layman's History is a long novel written by Wu Jingzi in the Qing Dynasty and published in the 14th year of the Qianlong reign.

The history of Confucianism was written in manuscript after the book was published, and was highly evaluated by the later generations. Lu Xun thought that the content of the book was "upholding the public spirit and criticizing the ills of the time", and Hu Shih thought that the artistic characteristics of the book could be described as "refined and refined".

8.The Peony Pavilion. Peony Pavilion is a legend written by Tang Xianzu, a playwright of the Ming Dynasty. The play depicts the story of Du Liniang, an official's daughter, who fell in love with Liu Mengmei, a scholar in her dream, and died of her love, transformed into a soul in search of her lover in reality, and fell in love with a human ghost, and finally came back to life, finally tying the knot with Liu Mengmei for eternity.

9."Li Sao". Li Sao" is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet during the Warring States period of China, and it is the longest lyric poem in ancient China. In Li Sao, Qu Yuan successfully portrayed the first full-bodied and distinctive lyrical protagonist in the history of Chinese literature, embodying Qu Yuan's great thoughts and noble personality.

10.The Plum in the Golden Vase.

The Plum in the Golden Vase, an ancient Chinese novel in vernacular, is generally considered to be the first long novel written independently by a Chinese scholar, signed by the author of the name Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng.

The title of Jin Ping Mei is a composite of one word for each of the novel's three heroines, Pan Jinlian, Li Baili, and Pang Chunmei. It exposes the darkness and corruption of the society in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and has a deeper cognitive value. It was listed as the first of the "Four Great Wonders" of the Ming Dynasty.

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Baidu Encyclopedia - China's Top Ten Classical Literature Masterpieces