What is the difference between the four great Chinese books and the four great Chinese classics?
Both the Four Great Books of China and the Four Great Classics of China were classics in the history of Chinese literature, but they were different in content, style, and historical background. The Four Great Strange Books of China referred to the four novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These four novels were all classics in the history of Chinese literature and were hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese novels. Each of them told a different story, but they all had high literary and artistic value. "Dream of the Red Chamber" narrated the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others, depicting the style of the Qing Dynasty aristocratic society and the deep meaning of human nature. Journey to the West, on the other hand, told the story of Sun Wukong and the others protecting Tang Sanzang to obtain the scriptures. It showed the rich and colorful world of gods and monsters in ancient Chinese myths and legends. Water Margins, on the other hand, told the story of 108 righteous thieves. It described their resistance to oppression, their spirit of protecting justice, and their heroic and fearless character. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, on the other hand, narrated the stories of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and others during the Three Kingdoms period. It showed the war, politics, and human nature in ancient Chinese history. The difference between the Four Great Classics and the Four Great Books is that the Four Great Classics are the classics of ancient Chinese novels, while the Four Great Books are the evaluations of modern literature. They are different in content, style and historical background.