The Four Great Masterpieces and Their Author
The Four Great Masterpieces referred to the different authors of the classic Chinese novels, Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. - The author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was from the Qing Dynasty. It was a classic Chinese novel that narrated the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others. - The author of Journey to the West told the story of Sun Wukong and the others protecting Tang Sanzang from the Western Heaven during the Ming Dynasty. It was regarded as a classic work of ancient Chinese novels. - The author of Water Margins was from the Yuan Dynasty. It was a story about 108 righteous thieves who rebelled against the ruling class and fought for justice. It was a classic work of Chinese classical novels. - The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms was Luo Guanzhong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. He narrated the historical stories of the Three Kingdoms period, including the stories of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others. It was regarded as one of the classics of ancient Chinese novels.