Dream of the Red Chamber was the earliest one. It was written in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The first of the Four Great Classics was 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
One of the Four Great Classics was 'Dream of the Red Chamber', which was written in the Qing Dynasty.
As one of the Four Great Masterpieces, Dream of the Red Chamber had a very deep cultural background and artistic value. It was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese novels. It depicted an illusory and complex feudal dynasty family. Through the description of the family members and the environment, it showed the various shortcomings of the feudal society and the complexity of human nature. It had a high level of ideology and artistry. The Journey to the West, Water Margins, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dream of the Red Chamber were important milestone in the history of Chinese novels, each with unique artistic features and profound cultural implications. The Journey to the West used fantasy and adventure as its theme to describe a magical journey to the Western Paradise. It created many unique characters to show the good and evil and complexity of human nature. The Water Margins, on the other hand, described the heroic deeds of a group of Liangshan heroes with heroism and righteous sentiments as the theme, showing the people's pursuit of justice and unyielding spirit. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms used war, politics, and human nature as the theme to create many heroes and characters with both wisdom and courage to show the historical background of the Three Kingdoms period and the richness of human nature. Dream of the Red Chamber, on the other hand, was a classic work that depicted the rise and fall of a feudal dynasty and the distortion and complexity of human nature from the perspective of female characters in the history of Chinese novels. Therefore, each of the four masterpieces had its own unique artistic features and profound cultural implications. It was difficult to simply judge which one was the best. They are all classics in the history of Chinese literature, with very high artistic value and historical significance, worthy of our constant reading and research.
"Journey to the West" was one of the earliest ancient Chinese novels. It was written during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (about 1592 - 1602 A.D.). It was originally written by the Ming Dynasty scholar Wu Chengen. After many versions of adaptation and addition, it gradually formed the current version. The creation of Dream of the Red Chamber began during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The author was Cao Xueqin. After many versions of adaptation, addition and removal, it was finally compiled into a book by Zhiyanzhai and others in 1877. The creation of Water Margins and Romance of the Three Kingdoms also had their own historical backgrounds, but the earliest records could be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.
The first of the Four Great Classics was 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The Four Great Chinese Classics referred to Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Among them,'Dream of the Red Chamber' was written the earliest. The earliest version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' could be traced back to 1798, from the Qing Dynasty. This novel was not originally classified as one of the four great masterpieces. Instead, it was gradually called the pinnacle of Chinese novel history in the early 20th century and became a classic of Chinese classical novels.
The Four Great Classics were the classics in the history of Chinese literature. They were Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Marsh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Dream of the Red Chamber was a masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature, written in the late 18th century in the Qing Dynasty. Journey to the West was a classic in the history of Chinese literature. It told the story of Sun Wukong and the others who went to the Western Paradise to seek the scriptures. Water Margins was a story about 108 heroes of Liangshan who rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. It was also an important novel in the history of Chinese literature. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a historical story of the Three Kingdoms period in the Yuan Dynasty. It was a masterpiece in the history of Chinese literature.
The Four Great Chinese Classics were Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The earliest famous book was Water Margins, which was written at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty Journey to the West was written in the middle of the Ming Dynasty Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the Qing Dynasty
The Four Great Chinese Classics were Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margins, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The earliest famous book was Water Margins, which was written at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty Journey to the West was written in the middle of the Ming Dynasty Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the Qing Dynasty
The first of the Four Great Classics was 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.