Classic Chinese Novels
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Classic Chinese Novels are the best-known works of literary fiction across pre-modern Chinese literature. The group usually includes the following works: Ming dynasty novels Romance of the Three Kingd
Sha Wujing, Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Zhu Bajie (Journey to the West) in Shao opera
Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu (Dream of the Red Chamber) in Yue opera
Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) in Sichuan opera
Ma Lin, Lin Chong, Hu Sanniang, and Qin Ming (Water Margin) in Peking opera
Dream of the Red Chamber
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Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone is an 18th-century Chinese novel authored by Cao Xueqin, considered to be one of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature. It is known for
Classic Chinese Novels
…works: Ming dynasty novels Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and The Plum in the Golden Vase; and Qing dynasty novels Dream of the Red Chamber and The Scholars. These works are among the world's longest and oldest novels. They represented a new complexity in structure and sophistication in…
A scene from the novel, painted by Xu Baozhuan (1810–1873)
A page from the "Jimao manuscript" (one of the Rouge versions) of the novel, 1759
The "Jiaxu manuscript", 1754
A piece from a series of brush paintings by the Qing dynasty artist Sun Wen (1818–1904), depicting a scene from the novel