East Zhou Lie Guo Zhi (1-5) - Fragrant Book

Author: (Ming) Feng Menglong (Qing) Cai Yuanfang Revised
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features:▼Complete Content▼Sandalwood Aroma▼Compact and Portable▼Original Illustrations▼Easy to Carry
Dream of the Eastern Zhou States is a long historical novel in the form of chapters, consisting of 108 chapters, and is one of the most widely circulated and influential historical romance novels after Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Eastern Zhou was a legendary era. Over the five hundred years of chaos, the era was filled with power struggles, conspiracies, political machinations, and conflicts, dazzling and profoundly shaping the course of Chinese politics, society, and culture for thousands of years. The diverse figures of the Eastern Zhou became the source material for various storytelling, opera, and novels, and Dream of the Eastern Zhou States is deeply rooted in this tradition.
The creation of Dream of the Eastern Zhou States involved the adaptations and revisions of several renowned authors. The Legend of the States (a Pinghua narrative) compiled by Yu Shaoyu in the mid-Ming Dynasty served as its prototype. Later, the great popular literature master Feng Menglong adapted it into The New Legend of the States. The Dream of the Eastern Zhou States now in circulation was further revised by Cai Yuanfang (a person from the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty) based on the New Legend of the States.
Dream of the Eastern Zhou States vividly reflects the intense subversions and wars of conquest between the various vassal states during the long and vast historical period from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, presenting a comprehensive and splendid portrayal of the extremely complex history of this era. Its cultural influence has extended to the present day, reaching every aspect of our social and cultural life.