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What are the top ten vernacular novels in China?

The four satirical novels are also called the four condemnation novels. Li's The Appearance of Officialdom, Wu's Unusual Images in the Past Twenty Years, Liu E's Travels of Lao Can and Flowers of Evil are collectively called the four great condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty.

Ten classic vernacular novels

Ten classic vernacular novels were selected according to the selection method of Shanghai Monuments Publishing House, including Water Margin, Dream of Red Mansions, The Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Legend of Heroes of Children and Flowers of Evil Sea. In fact, the top ten classic vernacular novels should also include Jin Ping Mei, which is traditionally considered unsuitable for popularization and is not selected here.

Ten Classic Vernacular Novels: Water Margin

Dream of Red Mansions

[Literary Works] Journey to the West

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the gods

Thirteen elder sisters' adventures

A torn lily

Scholars

Travel notes of the elderly disabled

Jinghua yuan