Classic Chinese Novels
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The Four Great Classical Novels, or the Four Major Classical Novels (Template:Zh-cp) of Chinese literature, are the four novels commonly counted by scholars to be the greatest and most influential of classical Chinese fiction. Well known to most Chinese readers of the 20th century, they are not to be confused with the Four Books of Confucianism.
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Four Great Classics
The Four Great Classical Novels are considered to be the pinnacle of China's achievement in classical novels, influencing the creation of many stories, theater, movies, games, and other entertainment throughout Asia including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
In chronological order, they are:
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Template:Zh-cp) (14th century) (more recently translated as, simply Three Kingdoms)
- Water Margin (Template:Zh-cp) (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh) (14th century),
- Journey to the West (Template:Zh-cp) (16th century) also known as Monkey King
- Dream of the Red Chamber (Template:Zh-cp) (also known as The Story of the Stone, (Template:Zh-cp) (18th century)
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