Wuxia Chinese must-read list

Books are the ladder of human progress. The following is a collection of Chinese language must-reads for the second volume of fifth grade:

Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West": It mainly describes Sun Wukong protecting Tang Monk from the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. A story that has gone through eighty-one hardships. Tang Monk's study of Buddhist scriptures is a real thing in history. About 1,300 years ago, in the first year of Zhenguan (627) of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang, a 25-year-old young monk, left Chang'an, the capital, and went to Tianzhu (India) to study alone. After setting off from Chang'an, he passed through Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and went through many hardships and obstacles before reaching India.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong: Describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It mainly describes wars and tells the story of the war between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the conflicts between Wei, Shu, and Wu. The political and military struggle between the three kingdoms ended with Sima Yan unifying the three kingdoms and establishing the Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

"Old Things in the South of the City" by Lin Haiyin: It is the representative work of Taiwanese female writer Lin Haiyin. This work tells a story about Yingzi's childhood through Yingzi's childhood memories, reflecting the author's nostalgia for childhood and the south of Beijing.