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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

  • Yellow Scarves Uprising[Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    The Yellow Scarves Uprising (184–185 AD) serves as the logical starting point and historical backdrop for the narrative of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The specific event that shattered the “ordered world” of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and plunged it into “chaos” was the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

  • The opening poem by Yang Shen [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    The Ming Dynasty novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms exists in many different editions. When Mao Zonggang and his father revised and commented on Romance of the Three Kingdoms during the Qing Dynasty, they placed the poem “Lin Jiang Xian” by the Ming Dynasty poet Yang Shen at the beginning of the novel as…

  • About Three Kingdoms

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    Juan

    Romance of the Three Kingdoms (or simply the Three Kingdoms) is one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels, authored by Luo Guanzhong during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Its full title is Sanguozhi Tongsu Yanyi (Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms).

  • Liu Boqin: The Tiger-Slayer of Journey to the West

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    Juan

    In ancient Chinese society, tigers and humans coexisted in close proximity, leading to inevitable clashes for survival. As society and culture advanced, human activity expanded, intensifying these conflicts.

  • Why is the author of Journey to the West unknown?

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    Juan

    Journey to the West (Xiyouji), one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels, was published anonymously in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty. While Wu Cheng’en is traditionally credited as its author, the work’s true authorship remains debated and shrouded in mystery.