Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Three Kingdoms Period were two different novels. Although they were both historical novels describing the Three Kingdoms Period, there were great differences in their creation time, style, story plot, and character creation. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a historical novel written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong in the 16th century. It mainly told the story of the Three Kingdoms period (about 220 - 280 AD) in Chinese history. The novel used the Three Kingdoms period as the background to describe the political struggles, military wars, and love stories between historical figures such as Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a classic novel in ancient China. The Three Kingdoms period was an important period in Chinese history, covering the period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty. The political turmoil, wars, and ethnic integration of this period had a profound impact on China's history and culture. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the author showed an important section of ancient Chinese history by describing the historical events and characters of the Three Kingdoms period, reflecting the political reality of the society and the living conditions of the people at that time. Although the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Three Kingdoms period were both important periods in Chinese history, their writing time, style, storyline, and character creation were very different, reflecting the life and psychological state of people in different historical and cultural backgrounds.