Project Gutenberg 2007-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 688 Luo, Guanzhong 羅貫中 三國志演義 Romance of the Three Kingdoms San guo zhi yan yi Produced by Jian-Lun Huang "三國志演義" by Guanzhong Luo is a historical novel written in the 14th century. This epic narrative chronicles the events during the tumultuous Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, focusing on key figures like Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei as they navigate political intrigue, warfare, and alliances in their quest for power and unity amidst chaos. The opening of the novel introduces the historical context of the era, emphasizing the cycle of power dynamics and the disarray that led to the emergence of the Three Kingdoms. It sets the stage with ominous signs and supernatural events that foreshadow the upcoming turmoil, highlighting the rise of Zhang Jiao and his Yellow Turban Rebellion. As tensions escalate, the introduction of Liu Bei and his eventual swearing of brotherhood with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu in a peach orchard marks the beginning of their legendary alliance. These early encounters of camaraderie and conflict lay the groundwork for the larger battles and political machinations that define this classic tale of heroism and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh China -- History -- Three kingdoms, 220-265 -- Fiction PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1954807 1954755 2024-09-10T09:34:47.676606 2023-09-10T12:35:11.829882 text/html text/html 1954800 1954748 2024-09-10T09:34:48.060588 2023-09-10T12:35:12.050870 text/html text/html 899680 2024-09-10T09:34:58.949524 application/epub+zip 931753 2024-09-10T09:34:49.978569 application/epub+zip 931753 2024-09-10T09:34:48.912600 application/epub+zip 1793225 2024-09-10T09:35:05.430469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1770245 2024-09-10T09:34:58.090574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1772009 2022-09-11T07:46:13.066615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1863697 2024-09-10T09:34:47.053594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1863588 2007-12-21T07:31:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 833959 2007-12-21T07:31:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17021 2024-09-10T09:35:05.571478 application/rdf+xml 8580 2024-09-10T09:34:49.257563 image/jpeg 2346 2024-09-10T09:34:49.084574 image/jpeg 892085 2024-09-10T09:34:48.205573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia