Classical Vernacular Chinese
11 works

趙氏孤兒
The Orphan of Zhao
Ji Junxiang · 13th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays
倩女離魂
Qiannü’s Soul Leaves Her Body
Zheng Guangzu · c. 1300Drama / Theatre / Plays
張羽煮海
Zhang Yu Boils the Sea
Li Haogu · c. 1250-1350Drama / Theatre / Plays

竇娥冤
The Injustice Done to Dou E
Guan Hanqing · c. 1300Drama / Theatre / Plays
錦雲堂暗定連環計
The Strategy of Interlocking Rings
Unknown · c. 12th century - early 13th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays

三國演義
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Luo Guanzhong · 1350Novel

水滸傳
Water Margin
Shi Nai'an · c. 14th-15th centuryNovel

西遊記
Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en · 1592Novel

東周列國志
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Feng Menglong · 1640sNovel
金雲翹
Jin Yun Qiao
Qingxin Cairen · c. 17th centuryNovel

紅樓夢
Dream of the Red Chamber
Cao Xueqin · 1792Novel