What novels are there in Chinese studies?

1, China's earliest novels originated from myths. From the background of this theory, the earliest novels of Chinese studies are Shan Hai Jing in the pre-Qin Dynasty, Huai Nan Zi in the Han Dynasty, Sou Ji Shen in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Shi Shuo Xin Yu in the Southern Dynasties.

2. Great changes have taken place in novels since the Tang Dynasty, especially after the middle Tang Dynasty, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan held high the banner of "retro" and revived Confucianism and Taoism. At this time, most of the literati used ancient Chinese brushwork, and the books used cautionary stories such as Sleeping Story by Shen Jiji, ranger stories such as Du Guangting's Biography of Campus Guests, love stories such as Biography of Yingying by Yuan Zhen, and historical stories such as Song of Eternal Sorrow by Chen Hong. Of course, there are also stories about supernatural beings, such as the legend of Pei Yi. At this point, China's classical novels really entered the historical stage of Chinese studies.

3. China's classical novels can be said to have developed from the scripts of the Song Dynasty and begun to take shape. After entering the Ming Dynasty, a large number of literati began to improve and innovate storytelling, which made vernacular novels reach their peak at once, including The Water Margin of Journey to the West and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, all of which were born in this period. In the Qing Dynasty, the appearance of A Dream of Red Mansions opened up a new road and reached a new peak for China's classical novels.