"; codes = codes + "
"; codes +="
" + caption; codes +="
"; win.document.open("text/html",""); win.document.write(codes); } if (document.all||document.getElementById) { code=""; document.write (code); } function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0 eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'"); if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0; }
SANGUO
Culture Part II
The earliest significant written source is the Sanguozhi Pinghua, dating from the Yuan. The work, though clumsy in style, and concerned rather with the sensationalist and supernatural than with serious history, does confirm the popular regard of Cao Cao and his state of Wei as the forces of evil, and it emphasises the achievements and legitimacy of Shu-han.

Later, as Three Kingdoms stories became more and more popular, many dramas and operas were based on them.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a Chinese narrative based on the Three Kingdoms period and is generally regarded as a masterpiece of pre-modern literature. It was written in the late Ming dynasty and based on Chen Shou's Sanguo Zhi and tales transcribed by wandering storytellers popular since the Tang Dynasty. The reputed author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a man named Luo Guanzhong (or Luo Ben).

In comparison of the Sanguo Zhi and Romance, the latter presents a far more dramatic and interesting account whilst the former is little more than a collection of historical facts. As a result, far more people have gained their knowledge of the period from the novel than the official history. The Romance is about 70% fact and 30% fiction. Sanguo Zhi centers around Wei and readers think that Wei is the "good" kingdom, where as in the Romance, Shu is the "good" kingdom. Because of these different opinions, important figures such as Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang can be viewed in different lights depending on the book the reader reads.

The Romance, with its many editions and versions, could be put to other uses and read for alternative purposes. Military men read it to enhance their knowledge of battle strategy.

To Culture Part I

           Other Categories: