What are the four major Chinese classics?

The four most famous Chinese works are "Water Margin", "Journey to the West", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Dream of Red Mansions" and Shi Naian, the author of "Water Margin".

Mainly by describing the grand story of the Liangshan heroes resisting oppression, the water-poored Liangshan's growth and surrender to the imperial court, and the suppression of Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fang La and other political forces who resisted the Song Dynasty government after surrendering, and finally led to tragic failure, artistically reflects the story.

The entire process of the Song Jiang Uprising in Chinese history from its occurrence, development to failure.

It profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance struggle of the uprising heroes and their social ideals, and also specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising.

2. Wu Chengen, author of "Journey to the West", was a novelist of the Ming Dynasty.

It mainly describes that after Sun Wukong was born and caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he met Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk. He traveled to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures and conquered demons along the way. After going through eighty-one hardships, he finally reached the Western Heaven and met the Tathagata Buddha.

The story of the saint’s coming true.

3. Luo Guanzhong, the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", was a novelist and dramatist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

It mainly describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It mainly describes wars. It tells the story of the melee war between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the political and military struggles among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. In the end, Sima Yan

The story of unifying the three kingdoms and establishing the Jin Dynasty.

It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

4. Cao Xueqin, author of "A Dream of Red Mansions", was a novelist in the Qing Dynasty.

Mainly based on the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, and from the perspective of the wealthy young master Jia Baoyu, it depicts the various life styles of a group of boudoir beauties whose behavior and experience are better than those of men, and shows the true human nature.

Beautiful and tragic, it can be said to be an epic that shows female beauty from all angles.

Extended information: The Four Great Classics, also known as the Four Great Novels, are the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Luo Guanzhong, "Journey to the West" written by Wu Cheng'en, "Water Margin" written by Shi Naian and "A Dream of Red Mansions" written by Cao Xueqin.

Chapter novels are rare works in Chinese literature.

These four works have endured for a long time, and the stories and scenes in them have deeply influenced the Chinese people's ideas and value orientations.

The four works all have a very high artistic level, and their detailed descriptions and thoughts have been praised by readers of all ages.

Before Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty wrote "A Dream of Red Mansions", Li Yu of the Ming Dynasty also called the "Four Wonderful Books". These "Four Wonderful Books" were "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "Water Margin",

"Jin Ping Mei".

But after Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions" was written, "Dream of Red Mansions" replaced "Jin Ping Mei", and the "Four Wonderful Books" were also renamed as the "Four Great Classics".