There is such a hot topic, why do Japanese people only like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and have little interest in other ancient Chinese novels?
This is really a very curious topic, among the four famous Chinese books "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the book is really hot, not only we Chinese love it very much, even the Japanese have a soft spot for it.
However, have you ever wondered why there are so many wonderful story novels in our ancient times, but the Japanese really just love "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and don't like other story novels so much?
This topic has also sparked heated discussions among many netizens on the Internet, and they expressed their opinions, let's take a look at what these netizens say, to see if the Japanese only like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and what other sayings are there?
Netizens have heated discussions
It turns out that in Japan, in addition to the Dream of Red Mansions, the Three Kingdoms, the Water Margin, and the Journey to the West, the influence is quite large, and the Water Margin is accepted in a special historical period that meets the spiritual needs of Japan. But the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West are also extremely good works from a storytelling point of view, even if they change to a parallel world and only flow into Japan in modern times, it is estimated that they will be very popular.
Why Dream of Red Mansions is not popular, it turned out that it was introduced late, and it was not translated until the late Qing Dynasty, in contrast, the Golden Bottle Plum was the third most popular novel after the Water Margin in the Edo period, and another popular novel by Ma Qin, the author of the Eight Dogs, is the New Golden Bottle Plum. The Romance of the Gods was seen as a "history book" before the Showa in Japan, but in fact, due to the contempt for the Qing Dynasty during the Edo period, Japan's acceptance of Ming Dynasty novels has always been greater than that of the Qing Dynasty, which has influenced modern times
Another reason for liking the Three Kingdoms, it is said that the Japanese like the kind of "poignant" that exhausts their life's efforts and finally gets an empty "poignant" In the eyes of the Japanese, the early protagonist of the Three Kingdoms is Cao Cao, and the later protagonist of the Three Kingdoms is Kong Ming.
To summarize why Japan loves the Romance of the Three Kingdoms so much:
Japan's Muqiang psychology is vividly shown in the book Three Kingdoms, the most typical is Lu Bu, although Lu Bu is indeed very strong, and some people even say that Lu Bu and Ma Zhongchi Rabbit.
But there are still very few Chinese who worship and love Lü Bu, after all, morality and strategy are still not good, and more people still like the second master of Zhongyi Guan, Zhuge Liang who is strategic, or Cao Cao, a generation of tyrants.
In Japan, Lu Bu is definitely one of the most popular figures, just because of his high force value. Even if Japan has the spirit of bushido with loyalty as the core, it can't make Guan Erye the most popular figure in the Three Kingdoms in the hearts of the Japanese, maybe the pursuit of the strong in the hearts of the Japanese is still higher than loyalty.
Write at the end
Well, after reading so many netizens' sharing, I think the charm of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" lies not only in its fascinating story, but also in its resonance across time and space. It is not only a household name in China, but also has won the hearts of countless fans in Japan and around the world.
From ancient texts to modern games, from serious history to light-hearted comics, the story of the Three Kingdoms is constantly being reinterpreted and given new life.
Of course, some other ancient novels are also very good and quite popular in Japan, but to achieve such an international influence as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it may need more dissemination.
In any case, this proves the profound heritage and infinite possibilities of ancient Chinese literature, which is worthy of our continued exploration and inheritance. After all, a good story never goes out of style.