Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The full title of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a complete long historical novel in China. This outstanding literary work, renowned both domestically and internationally, has advanced Chinese fiction art to a new stage and has had a profound and far-reaching impact on subsequent literary creation. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an excellent historical novel created based on the historical facts and folk legends of the Three Kingdoms period. Its content is rich and varied, leaving readers with deep and multifaceted cognitive value. The story begins with Liu, Guan, and Zhang sworn brothers in a peach garden during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, describing major historical events of nearly a century in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, as well as numerous heroic figures who made history. Through vivid and moving stories, the author reveals the darkness and corruption within the feudal ruling class, condemning the cruelty and vileness of the rulers. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords fought for power, with the so-called "Eighteen Kingdoms" coalition of lords suppressing Dong Zhuo under the banner of "supporting the imperial family and saving the people," but in reality, they engaged in intrigue and deceit, each harboring their own ambitions to become kings.