Here are the top few ancient romance novels: 1 Dream of the Red Chamber-Cao Xueqin, a Qing Dynasty novelist 2. The Plum in the Golden Vase-Ming Dynasty novelist Gao E 3 Water Margins-Yuan Dynasty novelist Shi Naian 4 Journey to the West-Yuan Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen 5 Romance of the Three Kingdoms-Yuan Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong 6 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio-Tang Dynasty novelist Pu Songling 7 "The Scholars"-Qing Dynasty novelist Wu Jingzi 8 "Flowers in the Mirror"-Qing Dynasty novelist Li Ruzhen 9 Water Margins-Yuan Dynasty novelist Shi Naian 10 Dream of the Red Chamber-Cao Xueqin, Novelist of the Qing Dynasty These novels were all classic representative works of ancient romance novels. The plot was twisted and bizarre, the characters were full, and the language was beautiful. They were deeply loved by readers.