The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a classic Chinese literary work. It told the story of the famous Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history between the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty. The novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms mainly narrated the stories of Chinese history during the Three Kingdoms period. It mainly described the wars, political struggles, and love stories between historical figures such as Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu. In the novel, Liu Bei was the founder. After experiencing a series of setbacks, he finally became the founding emperor of Shu Han. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei had made great contributions to governing Shu Han. Cao Cao was the most famous politician and strategist during the Three Kingdoms period. He founded the State of Wei and eventually unified northern China through a series of political means. Sun Quan was the founding emperor of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He unified southern China through many wars. Zhou Yu was a famous military strategist and writer during the Three Kingdoms period. He became an important character in the novel because of his relationship with Sun Quan. The novel also described a series of heroes such as Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, etc. They left a deep mark in history and were also important characters in the novel. The novel was set in the Three Kingdoms period, and it depicted the important events and characters in Chinese history through the struggles and love stories between historical figures.
