Qian Zhongshu's literary masterpiece was Fortress Besieged.
The Chinese literary work that was most widely spread abroad was probably 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. It was one of the representative works of ancient Chinese novels and also one of the important works in the history of world literature. The English translation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was 'The Scarlet Letter', and it had been translated into many languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, and so on. In addition, works such as Water Margins and Journey to the West also had a wide influence abroad. As for the degree, it depended on different countries and cultures. In the English-speaking world, Dream of the Red Chamber was widely read and studied as a classic literary work. In other countries, such as French-speaking countries and German-speaking countries, the influence of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was also very deep. Chinese literary works have a high influence and popularity on a global scale, mainly because they have a long history and rich cultural content.
The Four Great Chinese Classics referred to the four classic novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The reasons why these four novels were widely circulated were as follows: Unique plots and characters: Dream of the Red Chamber tells the rise and fall of a family with a graceful literary style, detailed descriptions, and profound philosophy; Journey to the West tells the adventures of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand with fantastic plots, thrilling plots, and unique characters; Water Margins tells the story of the uprising of a group of righteous thieves with hot-blooded and righteous characters; Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells the historical story of the Three Kingdoms period with a grand historical background, rich characters, and wonderful war descriptions. The plots and characters of these novels were unique and had distinct personalities and characteristics that were deeply loved and sought after by readers. 2. Profound thoughts and philosophy: Dream of the Red Chamber used a graceful literary style to explore the profound problems of human nature, emotions, and morality through the descriptions of life, marriage, love, friendship, and power in the aristocratic society; Journey to the West used a fantasy story to explore the philosophical problems of justice, courage, and faith through the adventures of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sand Monk; Water Margins used the hot-blooded and righteous characters to explore the philosophical problems of loyalty, loyalty, and faith through the story of the uprising of Liangshan heroes; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with its grand historical background, rich characters and wonderful war descriptions, explored the profound issues of history, humanity, morality and so on through telling the historical stories of the Three Kingdoms period. These novels not only had unique plots and characters, but also had profound thoughts and philosophy, which could guide readers to think about life, society, history and other issues. 3. A wide audience: Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms are all classics of Chinese classical literature. They have a wide audience and can be passed down to this day. At the same time, these four novels have different characteristics and charm to meet the needs of different readers, so in the long history of the long river of readers continue to explore, study and appreciate.
The secular literature of the Ming and Qing Dynasties was widely circulated, including novels, essays, poems, couplets, etc. Among them, novels were the most widely circulated, such as Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margins, Journey to the West, etc. These works reflected the life of the society at that time, as well as the culture and thoughts of that time.
Qian Zhongshu had many academic works, among which the more famous ones were Guan Zhui Bian, Fortress Besieged, and History of Oriental Culture. Guan Zhui Bian is a comprehensive work of cultural criticism by Qian Zhongshu. It takes novels, operas, poems and other literary works as the research object and makes a profound analysis and comment on the cultural phenomenon at that time. Fortress Besieged was a long novel by Qian Zhongshu that described the contradiction and struggle of the protagonist Fang Hongjian inside and outside the siege. " History of Oriental Culture " was Qian Zhongshu's work on the history of culture. It revealed the uniqueness and complexity of Chinese culture through the discussion of Chinese cultural traditions and foreign cultural exchanges.
Qian Zhongshu's main academic works included Fortress Besieged, Cat City, and Writing on the Edge of Life.
Qian Zhongshu's academic works were not all humorous. Although some of his papers and works had some interesting views and humorous language expressions, not all of the content was suitable to be created as novels or humorous works. Qian Zhongshu was a famous scholar and he had outstanding achievements in literature, history, philosophy and other fields. His academic works were usually rigorous academic papers that involved many complex concepts and arguments that required in-depth research and thinking to understand. Although there were some humorous expressions in Qian Zhongshu's works, these expressions were often used in specific academic context and were not applicable in all situations. In addition, Qian Zhongshu's academic works also involved many important research fields and problems. His research value was higher than his sense of humor. Therefore, although some of Qian Zhongshu's works had humorous elements, his academic achievements and research field required his professional knowledge and rigorous attitude more than humorous language.
Qian Zhongshu's most influential literary criticism work in his early years was History of Literature Criticisms. This was a book that systematically explored the history of Chinese literary criticism. Qian Zhongshu sorted out and summarized the thoughts, methods, schools, and works of ancient literary criticism, laying the foundation for later literary criticism research.
Qian Zhongshu's famous works are as follows: The Besieged City (1928): This is one of Qian Zhongshu's most famous novels. It described a person who was in a "besieged city" facing various problems such as marriage, occupation, social status, and the contradictions and pain that came with it. 2. The Cone (1936): This is Qian Zhongshu's research work on Chinese classical literature, which includes the study of Tang Dynasty poetry, Song Dynasty prose, Ming Dynasty novels and many other fields. It is known as a masterpiece of Chinese modern literature research. 3. The House of the Rising Sun (1937): This is Qian Zhongshu's novel, which tells the story of a young man studying in Nanyang and the various conflicts and entanglements between him and his relatives and friends in his hometown. The Sixties (1947): This is Qian Zhongshu's recollection of his life in Tsinghua Garden, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and other places, as well as his family life and emotional story with Yang Jiang. 5 "John Clellon Holmes"(1949): This is Qian Zhongshu's biography. It tells his true story and life experiences, as well as his research contributions in the fields of culture, philosophy, and art.