The Origin of Chinese Fictions
The history of Chinese novels could be traced back to the pre-Qin period. There were some works describing war, politics, and characters in the Book of Songs and the Book of History. In the Han Dynasty, the creation of novels began to flourish. The famous representative works were "Records of the Historian","Han Shu" and so on. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the literary forms continued to be innovative, and many important novel schools appeared, such as the Song Dynasty's Song of Everlasting Sorrow, the Legend of the Tang Genius, and the Song Dynasty's Water Margins, Journey to the West, and Golden Lotus, which became classics. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the creation of novels reached its peak, and many famous novelists appeared, such as Cao Xueqin, Jin Yong, Gu Long, etc. Their novels were not only popular in China, but also had a profound impact on world literature. The history of Chinese novels has a long history. After thousands of years of development, it has formed its own unique literary style and narrative method, which has become an indispensable part of the history of Chinese literature.