三國演義·下

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The empire, long divided, must unite;long united, must

divide. Thus it hasever been. With this characterization of

theinevitable cycle of Chinese history, themonumental tale Three

Kingdoms begins. Asimportant for Chinese culture as the

Homericepics have been for the West, this Mingdynasty masterpiece

continues to be read andloved throughout China as well as in

Japan,Korea, and Vietnam. The novel offers astartling and

unsparing view of how power iswielded, how diplomacy is

conducted, andhow wars are planned and fought; it hasinfluenced

the ways that Chinese think aboutpower, diplomacy, and war even

to this day. Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful momentat the end

of the Han dynasty （206 B.C.-A.D.220） when the future of the

Chinese empirelay in the balance. Writing more than amillennium

later, Luo Guanzhong drew onoften-told tales of this turbulent

period tofashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative,whose

characters display vivid individualityand epic grandeur.

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