The beginning of an ancient novel usually needed to attract the reader's attention and show the background, characters, plot, and other elements of the story. The following are some common techniques for writing the beginning of an ancient novel: 1. Introduction of suspense: By setting up a fascinating question or suspense to arouse the interest and curiosity of the readers, such as " How many worries can you have when you ask me? It's like a river flowing eastward in spring." 2. Description of the environment: By describing the background environment such as the weather, atmosphere, scenery, etc. to create an atmosphere so that the readers can better understand the environment and background of the story, such as "spring breeze and green river bank". 3. Shaping the character image: By describing the character's characteristics, personality, behavior, etc., the reader will have an impression of the character. For example," A thousand miles of ice is frozen and ten thousand miles of snow is floating." 4. Setting up the plot: By setting up a fascinating plot, the reader will be interested in the story, such as "Time flies". 5. Quoting poems: By using poems or idioms to increase the literary and cultural heritage of the novel, such as " The mountains and rivers are in doubt, and there is no way out. The willows are dark, and the flowers are bright." The beginning of an ancient novel required a combination of the above techniques to create a fascinating story situation to attract the attention of the readers and make them interested in the story.