The first novel in ancient China was " Records of the Historian."
The first demon novel in ancient China was the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The Classic of Mountains and Seas was an ancient geographical work with myths, legends, and geography as its theme. It was the earliest collection of mythological novels in China. It contained a large number of elements such as gods, demons, monsters, and immortals. It collected and sorted out ancient Chinese myths and folklore and was considered one of the sources of ancient Chinese mythological novels.
Journey to the West was the first mythical novel in the history of Chinese literature and one of the four famous novels in ancient China. It told the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand, and Tang Sanzang (also known as the "Journey to the West") who went to India to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. This novel has a strong folk legend color, integrated with Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and other thoughts and cultural elements, is a classic in ancient Chinese literature.
The first wuxia novel in ancient China was the Legend of the Swordsman. This novel first appeared in the Ming Dynasty and described the grudges between a group of swordsmen in Jianghu. Although its literary style is different from modern martial arts novels, it has an important position and influence in the history of Chinese martial arts novels. The most influential martial arts novel in ancient China was Jin Yong's martial arts novel. Jin Yong's Wuxia Fictions was hailed as a classic of Chinese Wuxia novels. According to his own personal experience and observations, Mr. Jin Yong combined the ancient Chinese chivalrous spirit with modern social values to create a real and unique Jianghu world. The plot in the novel was full of ups and downs, the characters were rich, and the language was concise and bright. It was deeply loved and sought after by the readers. In addition to Jin Yong's Wuxia novels, there were other Wuxia novels such as Gu Long's Wuxia novels and Liang Yusheng's Wuxia novels, which had a profound impact on the Chinese Wuxia novel world.
The first military-themed work in ancient China was Sun Tzu's Art of War. It was a military classic from the Spring and Autumn Period. It mainly talked about the nature of war, strategy, organization, command, and other aspects of knowledge and skills. This book was regarded as one of the most important military books in ancient China, and it had a profound impact on the military thinking and war studies of later generations.
The first satirical comedy in ancient China was Romance of the Western Chamber.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was the first historical romance novel in ancient China. It was a novel based on the history of the Three Kingdoms period. It described the politics, military, culture and other aspects of the Three Kingdoms period, showing the complexity and contradictions of that era. This novel is also a classic in ancient Chinese literature, which has a profound impact on Chinese literature and culture.
The first famous novel in ancient China was Dream of the Red Chamber.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was one of the classic Chinese novels, but it was not the first of its kind. It was written by the Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Before that, Chinese novels had existed for a long time, such as the Song of Everlasting Sorrow in the Tang Dynasty, Water Margins and Journey to the West in the Song Dynasty. Although these works were also very popular, their status and influence in literature were still different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
China's first ancient vernacular novel was " The Madman's Diary."
The first collection of novels in ancient China was the Biography of Sima Qian in Han Shu Yi Wen Zhi.