Overseas Dissemination of China's Literary Works

First of all, Sun Tzu's Art of War, in which Sun Wu is honored as a soldier's sage, is also a required reading for the United States Military Academy at West Point.

2. The Analects of Confucius:

The Analects of Confucius is the source of traditional culture in China. Its thoughts have influenced China for more than two thousand years, and it is the wealth of mankind. King Louis XIV of France strongly supported the publication of The Analects of Confucius in France. 1988, more than 70 nobel prize winners in Paris jointly stated that if human beings want to survive in the 2 1 century, they must go to the east and study the wisdom of Confucius two thousand years ago.

3. Water Margin

The Water Margin was introduced to the west more than 300 years ago and translated into 12 languages. There are different versions in eastern and western countries, which are widely praised.

4. Journey to the West

The Journey to the West has an English translation for a long time, and the United States has also broadcast four TV dramas adapted from The Journey to the West. In their view, The Journey to the West is a combination of absurdity and beauty.

5. A Dream of Red Mansions

A Dream of Red Mansions occupies a high position in the history of world literature, and it is introduced in encyclopedias all over the world. Encyclopedia americana praised it as "a monument of the world literary world", and some people called Cao Xueqin "Shakespeare of China".

Most of China's masterpieces have been heard by foreigners, not only traditional literature, but also some online literature and even cartoons, some of which are widely circulated abroad.