The Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature (Chinese: 四大名著, Sìdàmíngzhù, lit. "Four Great Masterpieces") are the four novels commonly regarded by Chinese literary criticism to be the greatest and most influential of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, they are well-known to most Chinese either directly or through their many adaptations to opera and various popular culture media.
In chronological order, they are:
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English
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Simplified Chinese
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Pinyin
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Attributed to
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Date
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Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn
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14th century
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Sānguó Yǎnyì
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14th century
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Xī Yóu Jì
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16th century
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Hóng Lóu Mèng
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18th century
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