For books about ancient China fiction, 'Water Margin' is a must - mention. It tells the story of 108 outlaws who gather at Liangshan Marsh. The book gives a great insight into the social conditions, values, and people's lives in ancient China. And there are some translated modern retellings of ancient Chinese tales as well, which can be an interesting way to experience ancient Chinese fiction.
One characteristic is the rich cultural background. They often include elements like Confucian values, traditional family structures, and ancient Chinese superstitions. For example, in 'Dream of the Red Chamber', the family hierarchy and the importance of propriety are clearly shown.
Ancient China fiction books often have rich cultural connotations. For example, they may reflect the values, moral concepts and social hierarchies of that time. They usually have vivid characterizations. Just like in 'Journey to the West', the Monkey King is a very distinct character.
Sure. 'Journey to the West' is a very famous one. It tells the story of the Monkey King and his companions' adventures on their journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Another is 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', which depicts the power struggles and heroic deeds during the Three Kingdoms period.
There were many books about supernatural events in ancient China. The following are some of the famous works:
Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, also known as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, is a collection of short stories written by Pu Songling, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty. It contains a large number of fantasy, strange, and supernatural stories, such as the Peony Pavilion and similar monster stories in Journey to the West.
2. Journey to the West: It was a mythical novel written by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It told the story of Sun Wukong and others who went to the West to obtain scriptures. Many of the descriptions of monsters and ghosts were considered to be one of the most representative works in ancient Chinese novels.
3. Dream of the Red Chamber: It was a long novel written by Cao Xueqin, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty. It contained a large number of elements about supernatural, horror, family, love, and so on. It was considered a classic in the history of Chinese literature.
[4. Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio: The second part of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. It contains some stories that are different from the first part. It was also written by Pu Songling.]
Legend of the White Snake: It was a long novel written by Bai Juyi, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty. It described the love story between the White Lady and Xu Xian, but it also contained some supernatural elements.
These were just some of the ancient Chinese novels. There were many other famous works such as Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Scholars, which contained a lot of elements about supernatural, horror, and character descriptions.
There are many ancient Chinese history books. The following are some of the more famous history books that help you better understand ancient Chinese history:
1 Records of the Historian (Sima Qian): This is a history book written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. It is considered one of the most important historical books in ancient China. It covers the history of China from the Xia Dynasty to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Han Shu (Ban Gu): This is a history book of the Eastern Han Dynasty and also a longer history book of China. It mainly tells the history of politics, culture, military and other aspects of the Western Han Dynasty.
[3. Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chen Shou): This is a history book of the Three Kingdoms period. It mainly narrates the history of the Three Kingdoms period, including the politics, military, and culture of the Wei, Shu, and Wu Kingdoms.]
Zi Zhi Tong Jian (Sima Guang): This is a general history written by Sima Guang, a historian of the Northern Song Dynasty. It mainly narrates the history of China from 403 B.C. to 959 A.D., covering the entire history of ancient China.
5 History of the Ming Dynasty (Zheng He): This is a history book of the Ming Dynasty. It mainly narrates the history of the Ming Dynasty, including politics, military, culture, economy, and so on.
6 <<Qing History>>(Wang Xianqian): This is a history book of the Qing Dynasty. It mainly narrates the history of the Qing Dynasty, including politics, economy, culture, military, and so on.
These books were all classics in the field of ancient Chinese history, which helped to better understand ancient Chinese history and cultural heritage.
In ancient China, there were many strange books about ghosts and gods.
" Classic of Mountains and Seas ": This is a mythological and geographical work of ancient China, which describes the stories and forms of various immortals, ghosts, monsters, mountain monsters, and other magical creatures.
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: This is a collection of novels about ancient Chinese immortals and ghosts. It contains a large number of magical stories and legends. It is regarded as an important literary work in ancient China, like Dream of the Red Chamber.
" Romance of the Gods ": This is a mythical novel set in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It mainly tells the story of King Wen's son, King Wu Ji Fa, who joined forces with the vassals to attack the Shang Dynasty at the end of the Shang Dynasty. It contains a large number of immortals, ghosts, and myths.
4. Journey to the West: This is a mythical novel set in the Tang Dynasty. It tells the story of Sun Wukong and other protagonists who finally succeeded in learning from the Western Heaven after going through 81 difficulties. It contains a large number of immortals, ghosts, and myths.
5. Ghost Records and Human Records in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: These two strange stories contain a large number of ghosts and fairy stories and are considered classic works of ancient Chinese novels.
These books were regarded as the representative works of ancient Chinese fantasy literature, which contained rich imagination and myths and legends, and were deeply loved and respected by people.
There were many books about fish or fishing in ancient China.
1. Fishing: This book was written by Li Rong of the Tang Dynasty. It introduced how to fish, how to choose bait, how to catch fish, and so on.
[2]<< The Classic of Sea Fishing >>: Written by Guo Shoujing of the Yuan Dynasty, it described in detail how to fish in the sea, including the knowledge of fishing rods, hooks, bait, fish species, and so on.
3." Book of Fish ": Wang Yinglin of the Song Dynasty wrote a compilation of fish knowledge, including the classification, shape, habits, fishing techniques, and other aspects of fish.
4. The Book of Agricultural Administration: Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty introduced knowledge about agriculture and fishery, including how to fish and how to catch fish.
These books had a profound impact on the Chinese fishing culture and were widely circulated to this day.
There were many strange books about Feng Shui in ancient China. Some of the most famous ones included:
1. The Book of Changes 'Feng Shui Classic
2. Mirror of the Eight Houses
3 " Flying Star in the Sky "
4 "House Sutra"
[Burial Sutra]
6 "Green Bag Ao Language"
Five Classics of Geography
8 "A Thousand Gold Recipe"
9. Complete Geography
These books were all important works of ancient geomancy experts. They contained many discussions on the layout of houses, geographical environment, geomancy principles, and so on. They had a profound impact on ancient Chinese culture and social development.
A good example is 'The City of Golden Shadow'. It presents a fictional city in China and the various characters and their stories within it. 'The Family' by Ba Jin is a classic that shows the decline of a traditional Chinese family under the impact of new ideas. 'To Live' by Yu Hua is a very powerful and moving novel. It depicts the hardships of a man named Fugui through different historical periods in China, from the landlord - rich days to the poverty - stricken times after many disasters.