Among the books handed down in China, there are four great wonders. Which are they?

The four great wonders handed down in China are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Plum in the Golden Vase. This was first proposed by Feng Menglong, a famous popular writer in the late Ming Dynasty, and has been used ever since. to date. The content of these books is related to social reality. Through various creative techniques, the content is integrated with various phenomena in daily life, which has a significant impact on the spiritual and cultural life of the public. Let's talk about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" first. It is China's first full-length historical chapter novel. It is a novel adapted from historical facts. It 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. Its combination of fiction and reality is full of twists and turns. Its wonderfulness vividly reflects the political and military struggles in the Three Kingdoms era as well as the penetration and transformation of various social contradictions.

Secondly, let’s talk about "Journey to the West". It is the first romantic chapter-length novel about gods and demons in ancient China. The author Wu Cheng'en used romantic creative techniques to combine divinity, humanity and... The three elements of naturalness are well combined to depict a colorful and colorful mythological world, creating a series of interesting and fascinating mythological stories, and successfully shaping the image of Sun Wukong as a powerful hero. However, "Journey to the West" also The side shows a deified animal world, while also integrating the content of social life.

Let’s talk about "Water Margin". This book places the characters in a real historical environment and depicts their characters based on their identities, experiences and encounters. The whole book tells the story of the green forest heroes headed by Song Jiang in Liangshan, Shandong in the Northern Song Dynasty. After the failure of Song Jiang's uprising, one hundred and eight generals were forced to go to Liangshan to do justice for heaven, killing the rich and helping the poor, robbing families and homes, until they were recruited by the court, and conquered the east and west. Heroes such as Li Kui, Song Jiang, Wu Song, and Lin Chong gathered in Liangshan and performed exciting legends. The book condenses the heroes and the mediocre and treacherous ministers of troubled times. There are no small favors, small crimes and small evils, but only great loyalty, great righteousness, great evil and great filth.

Finally, "The Plum in the Golden Vase" was written in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and is the first realistic full-length vernacular novel in the history of Chinese literature. Regarding the title of the book, Mr. Lu Xun said: "Because Pan Jinlian, Li Ping'er, and Chunmei are all important figures in this book, the title is "Jin Ping Mei"." Although the contents of the four books are different, they are all very interesting. It's easy to understand, I hope you all like it.