What kind of novel is The Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is China's earliest chapter-by-chapter historical novel, which represents the highest achievement of ancient historical novels. The full name of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is also called Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Biography of the Three Kingdoms. This book inherits many historical books, miscellaneous biographies, plays and novels in history, such as The History of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou and Novels and Stories of the Three Kingdoms by Yin Yun. It shows the political, military and diplomatic struggles between Wei, Shu and Wu from the beginning of the Yellow Scarf Uprising to the final reunification with the Western Jin Dynasty, showing a magnificent picture of a century-old history.