Chinese
Novels
China
has its share of well-known novels and stories and here
are some of the most famous.
The
Monkey King - Known to the Chinese as "Journey to West."
Based
on a true story of a famous Chinese monk, Xuan Zang (602-664)
journeys to India to find the Buddhist holy book. The story
is "spiced up" with allegory by use of Chinese
fables, fairy tables, legends, superstitions, popular beliefs,
monster stories mixed with tidbits from the Taoist and Buddhist
religions.
Dream
of the Red Chamber - A young girl who's mother dies is taken
in, she falls in love with the son who lives there.
Peony
Pavilion - A young girl falls in love with a man in her
dreams, dies of a broken heart and is resurrected when it
turns out he actually exists and visits her grave.
Tale
of Water Margin - One of the four great classics, this is
a series of stories about a group of heroes. Persecuted
by corrupt and unjust civil officials, they resolve to fight
back in the name of justice.
Romance
of Three Kingdoms - Not only is this novel popular in China,
but throughout all of Asia. Taking place in the Three Kingdoms
Period of China, this novel covers over one hundred years.
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