Were the characters in the Four Great Chinese Classics real?
The Four Great Chinese Classics referred to 'Dream of the Red Chamber',' Journey to the West','Water Margins' and 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. They were all classics in the history of Chinese literature that were widely read and praised. Although these novels were fictional, many of the characters in them were real. For example, the characters such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai in Dream of the Red Chamber were from the Qing Dynasty; the characters such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha in Journey to the West were created by the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen based on ancient myths and legends; In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, and other characters were shaped according to the historical facts of the Three Kingdoms period. Therefore, although the characters in these novels are fictional, their images and story backgrounds are real and have a profound impact on the development of Chinese literature and culture.