It is considered one of the 'Four Great Classical Novels' of Chinese literature alongside Journey to the West, Water Margin, and Dream of the Red Chamber - and for good reason.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Traditional: 三國演義 Simplified: 三国演义 Pinyin: Sānguó Yǎnyì) is a 14th-century Chinese epic novel about the century of war, turmoil, and bloodshed known as the Three Kingdoms Period (188-280 AD), written by Luo Guanzhong. 'The empire, long divided, must unite long united, must divide.
