Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong (Ming Dynasty)
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Features: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is also known as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is one of the most famous and outstanding long, chaptered historical novels in the history of Chinese fiction. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Luo Guanzhong, a person from the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Before its completion, the "Three Kingdoms stories" had already undergone hundreds of years of historical development. In the Tang Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms stories were widely circulated, even children were familiar with them. With the development of urban literature, the "storytellers" of the Song Dynasty had already specialized in telling Three Kingdoms stories, which were then called "telling the Three Kingdoms." The Three Kingdoms Zhihua that emerged in the Yuan Dynasty was essentially a manuscript used by storytellers. Although it was relatively brief and rough, it already had the scale of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Based on folk legends and the creative works of artists, Luo Guanzhong also referred to the materials cited in Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms and Pei Songzhi's annotations (including materials from Records of the Sayings of the Time and its annotations), and through tremendous creative effort, he wrote the magnificent masterpiece—Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The vast Yangtze River flows eastward, its waves erode the heroes. Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Guan Yu, Guandu, Red Cliffs, and Zhongshan Pass—beheading Huahong, empty city strategy, Changban Slope, seven captures and seven releases. One look, three sighs—Three Kingdoms turmoil rises, with the setting sun red for many times. This work depicts the chaotic era of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, where powerful figures fought for supreme political power and frequent wars. It presents the historical panorama of Wei, Shu, and Wu vying for dominance! 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 profound and diverse insights. 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 the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period over nearly a century, as well as numerous heroic figures who left their mark. Through moving and realistic 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. The so-called "Eighteen Kingdoms" alliance marched against Dong Zhuo under the banner of "supporting the imperial family and saving the people," but their true motives were intrigue, deceit, and each harboring their own ambitions to become kings.