What are the Four Great Writings of Ancient China?

Journey to the West", "Dream of Red Mansions", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Water Margin".

The four strange books of the Ming Dynasty refer to "The Golden Bottle", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West".

These four parts basically represent the four types of ancient China, namely the world**, historical romance**, heroic legends**, gods and demons**; In fact, they are the continuation and development of the four main schools of speaking art in the Southern Song Dynasty: that is, "The Golden Vase Plum" is the development of **family**, and it is the first Zhanghui style long story independently created by literati in China; "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the development of history, and it is the first long chapter in my country; "Water Margin" is about the development of Tie Qi'er, the first chapter hui style written in vernacular in Chinese history**; "Journey to the West" is the development of the Sutra, which is an artistically accomplished and influential masterpiece of romanticism, and the first full-length novel in my country.

"The Four Strange Books", also known as the "Four Great Novels of the Ming Dynasty", refer to: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (Author: Luo Guanzhong), "Water Margin" (Author: Shi Nai'an), "Journey to the West" (Author: Wu Chengen), "Golden Bottle Plum" (Author: Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng).

The four great masterpieces of Chinese classical novels, referred to as the four masterpieces, refer to the four masterpieces of "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", and "Dream of Red Mansions" (in the order in which they were written).

The Four Great Masterpieces are classics in the history of Chinese literature and are valuable cultural heritage in the world. The status of these four masterpieces in the history of Chinese literature is difficult to distinguish, all have extremely high literary level and artistic achievements, meticulous portrayal and profound ideas contained in them have been praised by readers of all generations, and the stories, scenes, and characters in them have deeply influenced the ideological concepts and value orientation of the Chinese.

China's four famous novels: "Journey to the West", "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Dream of Red Mansions", the author of "Journey to the West" is Wu Chengen of the Ming Dynasty, the author of "Water Margin" is Shi Nai'an in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is Luo Guanzhong in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and the author of "Dream of Red Mansions" is Cao Xueqin in the Ming Dynasty.

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