First of all, from the historical and cultural point of view, compared with other languages and literature in China, Four Great Classical Novels has an earlier history and greater social and historical influence. What needs to be emphasized here is that the literary contents mentioned in the four classic novels have a far-reaching impact on the promotion of social history, especially the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As a war novel, its storyline and tactics combine a lot of contents. Even in the history of modern war research, it has important research significance. The story of 108 single general in the Water Margin is a vivid interpretation, reflecting all aspects of social history at that time and showing a wide range of social phenomena. But if I want to choose one from the most readers, I have to say that only Journey to the West can be elected.
On the one hand, the stories in The Journey to the West are deeply loved by people of all ages, no matter whether children are only a few years old or middle-aged and elderly people in their tens of years old, they are very interested in The Journey to the West's book. The story in the book is vivid. After reading it, I just want to read it further. It's really charming. Secondly, in addition to the fascinating story of Journey to the West, its story arrangement has also set a good example for other literary novels, from The Stone Monkey, Naughty Heaven to Tang Sanzang, and then to Four Disciples in the Western Heaven. The plot of the story is compact without losing quality, and each story has certain educational enlightenment significance, which can give some enlightenment to the children who study.
On the other hand, The Journey to the West, as one of the four classic novels, has been made into TV series, cartoons, movies and other film and television cultural works with the continuous progress of social science and technology, which makes the research on The Journey to the West more and more in-depth, and at the same time makes The Journey to the West known to more people under this propaganda.