Chinese Classical Novel Series: The Dream of the Red Chamber (2 volumes)

Author: Ming Shi Nai'an et al.
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Publishing Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The famous Chinese classical novels "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," "Water Margin," "Journey to the West," and "Dream of the Red Chamber" were successively written during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties in China, with a history of hundreds of years to date. They have been loved by people in China and many other countries around the world and are hailed as the "Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature." In China, whether in cities or rural areas, among scholars or ordinary people, the stories and characters from these four great novels are truly household names. The cultural heritage of the Chinese nation is rich, and like every long-standing nation, it often expresses its reflections on survival, emotions, and more through preserved cultural classics. "Journey to the West," "Dream of the Red Chamber," "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," and "Water Margin" are the unique radiance of Chinese culture, a vast and profound treasure trove of national spiritual heritage. Their greatest value is not even realized now but in a more distant future, in the praise and amazement of our descendants, where our national culture and spirit quietly continue. "Journey to the West" is the pinnacle of Ming Dynasty fantasy novels. It is filled with magical and magnificent fantasies, as if unfolding a colorful and dazzling fantasy world before the readers, which also makes its stories rich and diverse. "Dream of the Red Chamber" is the pinnacle of ancient Chinese literature. It primarily tells a tragic love story, centered around love, connecting a broad social background, revealing the extravagance and ugliness of the feudal ruling class, and thus showing the inevitable historical destiny of the feudal society's collapse. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the longest novel and the longest serial novel in the history of Chinese literature, one of the "Four Great" of the Ming Dynasty. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" depicts military struggles and political competitions, so the author demonstrated his grand vision in the portrayal of wars. This novel describes a series of wars, large and small, unfolding one after another thrilling scenes. These wars, in the author's hands, are ever-changing, not repetitive or monotonous, each with its own unique characteristics, reflecting the complexity and diversity of war. "Water Margin" is one of the finest heroic romance novels in China. Based on his own life experience and practical knowledge of the Yuan Dynasty peasant uprising, the author Shi Nai'an concentratedly and comprehensively reflected the process of the rise, development, and failure of a peasant revolution in the feudal society.