The Best Works of Chinese Classical Novels

[Four masterpieces of Chinese classical literature, accessible reading, no deletion of the original works. ] "Journey to the West" is the first romantic novel about gods and demons in ancient my country, and it is also the pioneering work of magicism. It tells the story of a stone monkey that was bred from the stone left by Nuwa to mend the sky and absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon. It learned skills from Patriarch Bodhi and was pinned under the Five Elements Mountain by Tathagata Buddha for five hundred years because of his mistakes. Later, he was accepted as a disciple by the monk Tang Sanzang who went to the West to obtain the true scriptures. He also became his disciples with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. The four masters and apprentices experienced ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties together, defeated demons and monsters along the way, and finally obtained the true scriptures. The author uses romantic writing techniques to open up a new category of long chapter novels about gods and demons.

"The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is written from the Sui Dynasty's attack on Chen to the death of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty. The story spans about 180 years. However, it is detailed in detail and omitted later. It occupied 66 chapters in the first 40 years and only 34 chapters in the next 130 years. The book contains many characters and numerous events, which can be roughly divided into two aspects: first, describing the vigorous resistance struggles and glorious chivalrous characters of heroes in troubled times such as Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shiji, Li Mi, Dou Jiande, etc. 2. Describe the palace stories of the queens and concubines of the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Wu Zetian, and Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty.

The full name of "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" is "Updated Jingzhong Romance Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan", with a total of eighty chapters. This book mainly uses Yue Fei's life story recorded in official history as the story frame, draws on the content of Yue Fei's stories in folklore, rap skills, and dramas as material, and fictionalizes a large number of plots and details, making the novel more vivid, colorful and fascinating than other works with similar themes. The author of the novel deliberately preserved the stylistic characteristics of the storybook novel, and the narrative language is colloquial and vivid; the switching between each episode is based on key plot points, highlighting the art of speaking; the overall concept and specific plot design are deeply influenced by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin".

"Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" is a classic of the classic chivalrous koan novel, and can be called the originator of Chinese martial arts novels; at the same time, it is the first martial arts novel with real significance in China. The novel tells the story of Bao Zheng, during the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, who, with the help of many chivalrous men, tried strange cases, vindicated unjust cases, and how the chivalrous men eradicated violence and performed chivalrous acts of justice. The book creates an image of a selfless and upright official who is not afraid of power.

"Water Margin" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. The work takes the peasant uprising as the theme and vividly describes the story of the Northern Song Dynasty when treacherous ministers were in power and the people were in dire straits. The peasant uprising army headed by Song Jiang gradually grew in strength and protected the people. Later, they were recruited to fight for the Song Dynasty and performed military exploits. However, they were murdered by powerful officials for their own selfish purposes, and finally perished. The novel vividly depicts the characters of 108 Liangshanbo heroes, reflects the darkness of feudal society, praises the rebellious spirit and righteous actions of the uprising heroes, and exposes the sharply opposed social contradictions at that time. After the publication of the work, it had a huge impact on society and became a model for Chinese novel creation.

"The Scholars" has fifty-six chapters. It is a long satirical novel depicting the portraits of ancient intellectuals. The novel depicts various people's attitudes and pursuits of fame and wealth in a realistic way, and points the finger at the dark politics and pedantic imperial examination system. On the one hand, the novel describes the various absurd and hypocritical behaviors of Confucian scholars who were deeply poisoned by eight-legged stereotypes, satirizes those fake Confucian scholars and fake celebrities, and criticizes the corrupt social atmosphere at that time. The novel depicts the characters in depth and detail, creating many typical characters, such as corrupt Confucians Zhou Jin and Fan Jin, corrupt officials Tang Feng and Wang Hui, Mr. Ma Er, Mr. Lu Bianxiu, real celebrities Wang Mian and Du Shaoqing, etc. The superb satirical technique makes this book a masterpiece of Chinese classical satirical literature. The Scholars also created an example of using novels to directly evaluate real life.

"The Surprise on the Case" (also known as "The Surprise on the Case" (also known as "The Surprise on the Case") is a storybook written by the novelist Ling Shuchu of the Ming Dynasty. It has forty volumes and forty chapters. The content includes a large number of adventure legends, business stories, love stories between men and women, and marriage stories. It reflects the social reality and atmosphere of the times in the late Ming Dynasty. This inclusion into the collection of Chinese classical novels in hardcover form makes up for the lack of ordinary hardcover editions of classical novels currently available in our publisher, and the overall set is conducive to large-scale distribution.

The classic novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" begins with the Yellow Turban Rebellion of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and ends with the reunification of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Jin Dynasty. It describes the major historical events and the activities of historical figures for more than ninety years. It shows the historical picture of the rise and fall of the Three Kingdoms, vividly reproduces this tumultuous historical era, and vividly reveals the intrigues and struggles for power within the ruling group. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" published by People's Literature Publishing House is based on Mao Zonggang's original version and has been compiled and revised many times. It is the most widely circulated and authoritative version in China to date. Since its release, it has been one of the most popular classical literature masterpieces on the market.

This series is a reorganization of resources. It is planned to be based on the recently published "Illustrated Collection Series of Ancient Chinese Novels" (11 types), "Chinese Heroes Series" (6 types), "Four Condemnation Novels" (4 types), and "Four Kinds of Qing Dynasty Novels" (4 types). It is planned to be compiled into an overall series, which basically covers the most widely circulated and best-selling varieties of Chinese classical novels. The hardcover format makes up for the lack of ordinary hardcover editions of classical novels currently available in our publisher, and the overall set is conducive to large-scale distribution.

This book is written about the experiences and actions of a quack doctor Tie Ying (also known as Lao Can) during his travels. The old cripple makes a living by practicing medicine, and wanders around the world while ringing his bells. He was a man of indifference and did not enter an official career, but he was concerned about the fate of the country and the nation. He also had a clear sense of right and wrong and was chivalrous and courageous. He sympathized with the suffering of the people and did his best to save the people from the fire and water. Following Lao Can's footsteps, we can clearly see the social life in Shandong in the late Qing Dynasty in the book, and we can also discover some social contradictions in the old days.

"Nie Hai Hua" is one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. The whole book takes the experiences of Suzhou champion Jingou and the famous prostitute Fu Caiyun as the main line, showing the historical changes in China's social, political and cultural life from the early years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty to the 30 years of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898. It has a strong spirit of the times and has certain political significance. The publication of this book caused a sensation in the literary world in the early 20th century. It was reprinted more than ten times in a short period of time and sold about 100,000 copies, setting a unique record.

This series is a reorganization of resources. It is planned to be based on the recently published "Illustrated Collection Series of Ancient Chinese Novels" (11 types), "Chinese Heroes Series" (6 types), "Four Condemnation Novels" (4 types), and "Four Kinds of Qing Dynasty Novels" (4 types). It is planned to be compiled into an overall series, which basically covers the most widely circulated and best-selling varieties of Chinese classical novels. The hardcover format makes up for the lack of ordinary hardcover editions of classical novels currently available in our publisher, and the overall set is conducive to large-scale distribution.

"Words to Warn the World" is a collection of short stories in vernacular compiled by Feng Menglong, a writer in the late Ming Dynasty. Together with Feng Menglong's other two novels "Awakening Words to Awaken the World" and "Yingshi Mingyan", they are collectively known as "Three Words" by later generations. Together with Ling Shuchu's "Surprise at the First Moment" and "Surprise at the Second Moment" by Ling Shuchu, they are also known as "Three Words and Two Pai". As a peak of ancient vernacular short stories, "Jingshi Tongyan" contains a total of forty stories in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties in both scripts and pseudo-hua scripts. The themes of "Words to Warn the World" are all-encompassing, including marriage, love and women's fate, fame and fortune and the vicissitudes of life, strange and unjust cases and the weird world, which focus on the thoughts, artistic characteristics and achievements of "Three Words". Except for "Old Disciple III Repaying Favor" written by Feng Menglong, which has been confirmed to be written by Feng Menglong himself, the other works included in the collection were processed and organized by the editor. Among them, "Du Shiniang sank her treasure chest in anger", "Spring falls in the Yutang and it is hard to find a husband", "Yu Boya threw his zither to thank his close friend", "Li banished the immortal with drunken grass and frightened the barbarians", etc. Are all popular famous works.

"Biographies of Shanghai Flowers", through the author's vivid writing, faithfully presents the brothels, officialdom and business circles, as well as the social life involved in these areas, and the multi-faceted activities of the abnormal society in the Shanghai Concession in the late Qing Dynasty to readers. It depicts human emotions and the world in a delicate and vivid way. Not only the structural technique of "interspersed hidden flashes" and the "plain and natural" realistic method of the novel can be used for reference, but its ability to depict characters and shape images is also worthy of praise. In addition to the full text of "Biography of Flowers on the Sea", this book also has an appendix with the author Han Bangqing's classical Chinese novel "Tai Xian Manuscript", information on the author's works and a brief explanation of the dialect, which is very helpful for understanding the work.