The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Vernacular Chinese
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four famous Chinese classical novels. It tells the historical story of the Three Kingdoms period. The novel described the political struggles and wars between the various forces during the Three Kingdoms period, while also reflecting the traditional Chinese culture and ideology. The Vernacular Romance of the Three Kingdoms consisted of six parts: " Sworn in the Peach Garden,"" Three Visits to the Cottage,"" Three Divides of the World,"" Battle of Red Cliff,"" Battle of Yiling," and " Cutting Beard and Abandoning Robe." These parts were all about the wonderful stories of the Three Kingdoms period, which were classics in the history of Chinese literature. The complete works of the vernacular novels of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms have a high literary value and ideology, not only in China but also in the world, enjoying a high reputation. This novel had become one of the most important representatives of Chinese culture and was widely read.