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Books: Chinese Classics
Guide picks
A list of books of Chinese classics including Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Story of the Stone and more.

A Dream of Red Mansions
"A Dream of Red Mansions" is the most famous classic novel in China.

Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel
This novel is one of the four Chinese classics. It is a historical novel based on the stories during the Three Kingdoms (220-280).

Journey to the West
Journey to the West (Monkey King) is one of the classic Chinese mythological novels. It was written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming Dynasty based on traditional folktales.

The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion is a great love story between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei by Tang Xianzu of the 16th century.

The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'Ing Mei
By David Tod Roy (Translator).

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