The representative works of the Ming Dynasty were "The Story of Qin" and "The Rain and Clouds".
The representative works of the Ming Dynasty were Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Dream of the Red Chamber. These novels were regarded as classics in the history of Chinese literature, which deeply reflected the society and people's lives in the Ming Dynasty and had a profound impact on later generations of literature.
The most famous legendary dramas of the Ming Dynasty were Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Water Margins was a classic novel in the history of Chinese novels, which described a group of righteous men fighting against the corrupt rule in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was one of the most popular novels in ancient China. These two works had a very high status and influence in Chinese history. They were widely read and influenced for centuries.
The most famous legendary drama of the Ming Dynasty was his masterpiece, Journey to the West. "Journey to the West" was a classic in the history of Chinese literature, known as one of the "Four Great Masterpieces" and also the pinnacle of ancient Chinese novels. It was based on the story of Xuanzang, a monk from the Tang Dynasty, who traveled to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Through describing the legendary experiences of the main characters such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sand and Tang Sanzang, it vividly displayed the stories of ancient Chinese myths and legends, and expressed the traditional culture and thoughts of the Chinese people. Journey to the West enjoyed a high reputation not only in China but also in the world. It was regarded as a classic novel with universal value.
The representative work of the mid-Ming Dynasty was Dream of the Red Chamber.
The masterpiece of the Ming Dynasty drama was The Peony Pavilion, which told the love story between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei, which was interwoven with political struggles and palace conspiracies. The play had high achievements in literature, music, dance and other artistic elements, and was regarded as a classic of Chinese classical drama. The theme of the play was love, loyalty, betrayal, and revenge. In the story, the love between Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei was troubled by political factors and finally faced the test of life and death. The protagonist, Tang Xuanzong, showed loyalty and revenge after experiencing the pain and betrayal of love, and finally obtained happiness and dignity. Through the story of love and revenge, the play showed the complexity and variation of human nature, which had profound social significance.
The representative works of Chu Ci were Li Sao and Ultimate. Li Sao was the work of Qu Yuan, one of the classics in ancient Chinese literature, known as the "ancestor of Chu Ci". "Da Zhao" was a famous poem written by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. Both of these works had high literary and artistic value and were widely praised and appreciated.
The representative work of the Songs of Chu is Li Sao, written by Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu (about 340 - 278 B.C.). Qu Yuan was an outstanding poet in the history of ancient Chinese literature. His works of Chu Ci were famous for their romantic poetry form and unique artistic style, and were known as the "treasure house of poetry". Li Sao was one of Qu Yuan's representative works and the earliest romantic poem in the history of Chinese literature, known as the "ancestor of poetry".
The representative work of the Ming Dynasty drama was The Peony Pavilion, which was a love story opera with the theme of love and marriage. The play was created by the famous dramatist Tang Xianzu, describing the love story between Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan. Through the love entanglement between Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan, it shows the chaos of the Tang Dynasty court and the distortion of human nature. The Peony Pavilion was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese drama, which had a profound impact on the later generations of drama creation. The performance, music, costumes, props, and other aspects of the play had reached a very high level, and it was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese opera art.
Tang poetry is a treasure in the treasure house of ancient Chinese literature. It is the representative of Tang Dynasty literature. Its representative works include "Climbing High","Going to Drink","Lushan Ballad","Night Moored by Niu Zhu Recalling the Past" and so on. These works were praised as the classics in the history of ancient Chinese poetry because of their superb artistic expression and profound ideology. Among them, Climbing High expressed the poet's lofty ambition and feelings of surpassing himself with the theme of climbing high and looking far away; Going to Drink showed the poet's open-minded and cheerful personality and love for life with the theme of drinking and making merry; Ballad of Lushan Mountain described the poet's admiration for the natural beauty and his perception of life with the theme of Lushan Mountain scenery; Recalling the Ancient Times at Niuzhu at Night showed the poet's nostalgia for historical relics and thinking about life with the theme of docking at Niuzhu at night. These works had a very high status in terms of ideology, art, and literary value. They were an important part of Chinese culture.
The most famous dramatist in the late Ming Dynasty was William shakespeare, whose masterpiece was The Tempest. The most outstanding representative work of the Yuan Dynasty was "On the Wall".