Top 100 Books in China

The longest existing collection of classical novels in China Overview Chinese Name: 太平广记 English Name: Taiping Guangji Other Name: Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, Extensive Records of the Taiping Xinguo Period Author: Compiled by 14 authors, including Li Fang 李昉, Hu Meng 扈蒙, etc Originally Published: AD 978（Northern Song 北宋） Genre: Documentary, Novel   Taiping […]

It is the representative work of recording characters’ words and deeds and anecdotes in the Northern and Southern Dynasties Overview Chinese Name: 世说新语 English Name: A New Account of the Tales of the World Other Name: Shishuo Xinyu Author: Liu Yiqing 刘义庆 Originally Published: AD 420-479 （Southern Song 南宋） Genre: Note novels A New Account

The masterpiece of ancient Chinese tragedy Overview Chinese Name: 窦娥冤 English Name: The Injustice to Dou E Other Name: Dou E Yuan, Snow in Midsummer Author: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿 Originally Published: In 1582 （Ming dynasty 明朝） Genre: Literature, Zaju 杂剧 The Injustice to Dou E 窦娥冤 Brief Introduction of The Injustice to Dou E The Injustice

The origin of Chinese ancient myth novels Overview Chinese Name: 山海经 English Name: Classic of Mountains and Seas Other Name: Shan Hai Jing Author: Anonymous 佚名 Originally Published: 475 BC-9 AD（The Warring States Period to the early Han Dynasty 战国时期至汉代初期） Genre: Literature, Encyclopedia Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海经 Brief Introduction of Classic of Mountains and

The model of heroic romances in ancient China Overview Chinese Name: 水浒传 English Name: Water Margin Other Name: Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men are Brothers Author: Shi Nai’an 施耐庵 Originally Published: AD?~1398 (Late Yuan and early Ming 元末明初） Genre: Chapter novels Water Margin 水浒传 Brief Introduction of Water Margin Water Margin 水浒传 is a model of

A romantic masterpiece in Chinese opera history Overview Chinese Name: 牡丹亭 English Name: The Peony Pavilion Other Name: The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭还魂记 Author: Tang Xianzu 汤显祖 Originally Published: In 1617 （Ming Dynasty 明朝） Genre: Legend The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭 Brief Introduction of The Peony Pavilion The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭, a masterpiece

The first work of Chinese chapter style historical novels Overview Chinese Name: 三国演义 English Name: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Author: Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 Originally Published: AD ？~1398 （Late Yuan Dynasty early Ming Dynasty 元末明初） Genre: Chapter style historical novels 章回体历史小说 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 Brief Introduction of Romance of the Three Kingdoms Romance

It is the earliest classical swordsman novel in China Overview Chinese Name: 虬髯客传 English Name: The Man with the Curly Beard Author: Du Guangting 杜光庭 Originally Published: AD ？-907 （The late Tang Dynasty 晚唐） Genre: Swordsman novel The Man with the Curly Beard 虬髯客传 Brief Introduction of The Man with the Curly Beard The Man with

A tragic masterpiece of realism that subverts history Overview Chinese Name: 汉宫秋 English Name: Autumn in Han Palace Other Name: A Lone Goose in Autumn over the Palaces of Han 破幽梦孤雁汉宫秋 Author: Ma Zhiyuan 马致远 Originally Published: AD 1271-1368 （Yuan Dynasty 元朝） Genre: Historical play, Zaju 杂剧 Autumn in Han Palace 汉宫秋 Brief Introduction of Autumn

Commentaries on the poets of Tang and The Five Dynasties Overview Chinese Name: 唐才子传 English Name: Tang Cai Zi Zhuan Author: Xin Wenfang 辛文房 Originally Published: AD 1271-1368 （Yuan Dynasty 元朝） Genre: Commentaries Tang Cai Zi Zhuan 唐才子传 Brief Introduction of Tang Cai Zi Zhuan The Tang Cai Zi Zhuan 唐才子传 is a collection of