May I ask which literary works can improve one's self-cultivation or have greater guiding significance for one's own self?
Young people could improve their self-cultivation and guidance by reading literary works. Some classic literary works, such as "Dream of the Red Chamber","Journey to the West","Water Margins","Romance of the Three Kingdoms", etc., depicted colorful life stories that could help young people understand human nature, life philosophy, moral concepts and other aspects of the problem, which could help improve their self-cultivation. Literature could also help young people learn languages and culture to improve their overall quality. For example, by reading literary works such as One Hundred Years of Solitude, Scream, and Moonlight over the Lotus Pond, young people could better understand Chinese language and culture and enhance their language skills and cultural accomplishments. Some modern literary works such as The Ordinary World, The Three-Body Problem, and The Wandering Earth could also help young people improve their self-cultivation and guidance. These works depicted the fate of mankind, the development of science and technology, social change, and other issues that could help young people think about life, society, and the future. In short, reading literary works could help young people improve their self-cultivation and guidance to enhance their overall quality and ability. Different literary works had different effects on young people. The readers could choose the literary works that suited their own interests and needs to read.