Four Great Classical Novels

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Four Chinese novels in the 21st century are counted by Chinese scholars as the great Four Classical Novels, or Si Da Ming Zhu in Mandarin.

Names of the Four Great Books

The influence of the four works of literature has been great in making stories, movies, theater, games, and other entertainment throughout East Asia.

The following are the four, listing in chronological order:

Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Three Kingdoms (14th century by Luo Guanzhong)

     Book of Three Kingdoms (Left),        TV Series of Three Kingdoms (Right)

Game Version of Three Kindoms

 

Water Margin, or Outlaws of the Marsh (14th century)

      Book of Water Margin (Left),        TV Series of Water Margin (Right)

Game Version of Water Margin

 

Journey to the West (16th century)

     Book of Journey to the West (Left),        TV Series of Journey to the West (Right)

Game Version of Journey to the West

 

Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone (18th century by Cao Xueqin)

     Book of Dream of the Red Chamber (Left),   Movie of Dream of the Red Chamber (Right)

 

      Book of Dream of the Red Chamber (Left), TV Series of Dream of the Red Chamber (Right)

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