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Characteristics of historical romance novels
Historical romance novels are characterized by taking historical themes such as the rise and fall of dynasties and the replacement of dynasties as the main line, organizing and unfolding a complete story with popular language, and expressing certain political ideas and aesthetic ideals. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is China's first historical novel. The Three Kingdoms period in China's history is itself an era of rapid progress and surging clouds; This is a historical period from unity to division and from division to unity. It was a turbulent era, and it was also an era when heroes came forth in large numbers, which produced many touching and lamentable characters and stories.