Appreciation of the Four Great Masterpieces of Chinese Classic Fictions
The Four Great Masterpieces of Chinese classical novels are Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These works are all classics in the history of Chinese literature. They are widely read and have high literary value and ideology. "Dream of the Red Chamber" was a novel that described the aristocratic society of the Qing Dynasty. Through the in-depth description of the lives, emotions, and fates of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and other characters, it showed the various problems of the feudal society and the complexity of human nature. It had a very high literary and intellectual level. Journey to the West was a novel based on myths and legends. It told the story of Sun Wukong and others helping Tang Sanzang to go to the West to obtain scriptures. Through the rich imagination and vivid description, the work has created many characters with great personalities, showing the broad and profound side of Chinese culture and the rich imagination. Water margin is a novel about the peasant uprising in the Song Dynasty. Through the description of 108 uprising leaders, it shows their courage and wisdom, as well as their tenacity and perseverance in the face of difficulties. It has a high literary and intellectual value. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a novel set in the Three Kingdoms period. Through the description of historical figures such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Quan, it shows the complexity of political struggles and the variety of human nature. It is a work with profound thoughts and rich imagination. These works not only occupied an important position in the history of Chinese literature, but also had a profound impact on world literature.
