Do you know the Seven Great Classics?

The Four Great Chinese Classics referred to Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These four works were all classics in the history of Chinese literature and were regarded as one of the treasures of Chinese culture. They have received widespread attention and love since their debut, not only in China but also around the world. They have a high reputation and influence. Among them, Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic in the history of Chinese literature and one of the classics in world literature. It was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese novels.

This question was related to a historical event in the history of Chinese literature, namely the process of the "Seven Famous Books" becoming the "Four Famous Books". At the beginning of the 20th century, the Chinese writer Lu Xun and others criticized the Chinese classical novels and proposed the concept of "Four Great Masterpieces", namely "Dream of the Red Chamber","Journey to the West","Water Margins" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". This concept caused widespread discussion and controversy at the time. However, as time went on, people began to find that the "Four Great Masterpieces" were not enough to represent the highest level of Chinese classical novels, so they proposed the "Four Great Masterpieces", namely "The Scholars","Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio","Flowers in the Mirror" and "Miserable World". In the end, Miserable World, Flowers in the Mirror, and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio were considered to be more important works outside of the Four Great Masterpieces, while Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and Water Margins became the Four Great Masterpieces. In this process, the reason why the "Four Great Classics" became "Four Great Classics" was mainly because they had a high influence at that time, were widely circulated and studied, and were regarded as one of the classics of Chinese literature. However, with the passage of time, people's aesthetic concepts and literary styles are constantly changing. Therefore, the "four great masterpieces" are not a constant concept, nor should they be limited to the scope of the time.

Dream of the Red Chamber was a masterpiece of Chinese classical literature, and was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. It was published in 1877 by the Qing Dynasty.

There were many famous works that could be referred to as the following famous works: Dream of the Red Chamber, a love story depicting Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty, is considered a classic in the history of Chinese literature. Pride and Predict-Jane Austen's British novel tells the love story between Elizabeth and Darcy and the story of their family. It is a classic love story. 3 "One Hundred Years of Solitude"-Garcia Márquez's Latino novel tells the story of a family of seven generations and is considered one of the representative works of magical realism literature. 4 War and Peace-Leo Tolstoy's Russian novel about Russian war life during the Napoleonic Wars is a novel that reflects war and society. Harry Potter- JK Rowling's Wizarding World novel tells the story of Harry Potter's growth at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his struggle with Voldemort. 6 The Catcher in the Rye-An American novel by J.D. Salinger tells the story of a teenager, Holden Caulfield, growing up and his views on the adult world. 7 1984-George Orwell's British novel portrays life in a dictatorial society and the restrictions on political repression and freedom of speech. 8 The Great Gatsby-The American novel by Francis Scott, which tells the story of a Gatsby who pursued wealth and love, is considered one of the masterpieces of modern literature.

In the past, there were seven famous works in the history of Chinese literature, including Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Scholars. However, as time passed, this saying was gradually forgotten by people. In the end, only Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and Water Margins were left. Among them, Water Margins was considered one of the most influential novels in the history of Chinese literature. However, there were some problems with its content, so some content was deleted in history, resulting in only 108 words. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Scholars were deleted because some of the political content was not suitable for the social atmosphere at that time. Therefore, it could be said that Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and Water Margins were the "Four Great Masterpieces" in the history of Chinese literature.

In the past, the term "seven masterpieces" appeared in the 1930s. However, in 1952, the China Federation of Literature and Art Circles made a report on the selection criteria and results of literary masterpieces. They thought that there were some problems with the term "seven masterpieces", so they decided to simplify the seven books into four masterpieces, including "Dream of the Red Chamber","Journey to the West","Water Margins" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Among them,"Dream of the Red Chamber" was thought to have been deleted due to "complicated plot, numerous characters, and beautiful language", while "Journey to the West","Water Margins", and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were thought to have not been deleted due to "limitations in content that could not fully reflect the social reality of the time". In fact, there were already some problems with these masterpieces at that time. For example, some contents in Journey to the West were considered to be inconsistent with Confucian morality, while some descriptions in Water Margins were considered to be too violent and negative. These problems led to a major revolution in the history of Chinese literature.

In the past, there were seven famous works in the history of Chinese literature, namely Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Scholars, and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. However, with the passage of time, this saying was gradually forgotten by people. In the end, only four works, Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, remained as classics in the history of Chinese literature. Among them, the Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms had undergone great changes in the later historical development and became legends in history. The Scholars was criticized for its overly pessimistic and negative remarks. In addition, its plot was more complicated and not suitable for reading as a novel. Thus, The Scholars was gradually deleted. As for 'Dream of the Red Chamber', because the plot of the novel was too complicated, it needed more in-depth research to understand, so it became a classic masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature. It was also adapted into many art forms such as opera, movies, and television dramas.

The seven famous works of the world referred to the important works in the history of Western literature, including: 1 The Bible 2."The Plays of Shakespeare" 3 Pride and Predict 4. Jane Eyre 5."The World of Miserables" Sherlock Holmes (Detective novel) One Hundred Years of Solitude

In the past, there were seven famous works in China: Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. However, with the passage of time, this statement gradually changed and eventually became the "Four Great Masterpieces", namely "Dream of the Red Chamber","Journey to the West","Water Margins" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It was said that the reason why three novels were deleted was that when the standard was set, computer typing was not yet widely available in China, so editors had to manually proofread each book. However, due to the difficulty of the editors in accurately determining the errors in a book, sometimes they would find some errors or flaws that might affect the authority of the standard. Therefore, in order to correct this mistake, some editors chose to delete three of the novels to ensure the authority of this standard. But now, the term "Four Great Masterpieces" had become an indispensable part of Chinese literature and culture, and was widely praised and accepted.

In the past, the Chinese literary world once proposed the concept of "seven masterpieces", which was widely used in the 1950s. However, in the 1980s, the concept of the "Four Great Masterpieces" appeared in the Chinese literary world and gradually became widely accepted. As for why the "Four Great Classics" were deleted, one explanation was that they were not official literary classics but were recommended as must-see literary works on certain occasions. However, their content was somewhat old and not attractive enough. In addition, there were some problems in the writing process of some works in the "Four Great Masterpieces". For example, there was a serious plagiarism problem in "Dream of the Red Chamber". Therefore, in the 1980s, the Chinese literary world re-examined and reviewed the "Four Great Masterpieces" and finally deleted some works. However, the "Seven Great Masterpieces" and "Four Great Masterpieces" were both classics in the history of Chinese literature. They played an important role in understanding the history of Chinese literature and Chinese culture.