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What is China's earliest historical novel?
What is China's earliest historical novel?

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Luo Guanzhong in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It is based on historical records and folk stories of the Three Kingdoms. This paper describes the contradictions and struggles among the political and military groups of Wei, Shu and Wu Sanda, headed by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the 3rd century. Created a large number of vivid characters, such as Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Liu Bei and so on. Therefore, Luo Guanzhong gained an important position in the history of China literature, and was called the originator of China's Zhang Hui novels.