The top ten novels of ancient China: 1 Cao Xueqin: The representative works of the Qing Dynasty novelists include Dream of the Red Chamber. 2 Lu Xun: The representative works of modern Chinese novelists include "The Madman's Diary" and "The True Story of Ah Q" 3 Jin Yong: The representative works of martial arts novelists include "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Eight Dragons" 4 Water margin: The representative works of novelists at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty include Water margin. Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The representative works of novelists at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty include Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 6 Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio: The representative works of the Tang Dynasty novelists include Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. 7 Journey to the West: The representative works of novelists at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty include Journey to the West. 8 Dream of the Red Chamber: The representative works of the Qing Dynasty novelists include Dream of the Red Chamber. 9 Water Margins: The representative works of novelists at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty include Water Margins. 10 Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio: The representative works of the Tang Dynasty novelists include Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.