Early in the third century, China's Han Dynasty fell apart. From the dust stood three kingdoms: Wei, Shu and Wu. They fought against each other in order to unite all of China. Centuries later, their struggle was developed into one of China's most well-known novels : Romance of the Three Kingdoms.  Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Chinese writer Luo Guanzhong in the late 14th century. As China's greatest historical novel of all time, it ispopular among Chinese people. While recently, the Frenchcartoon series of this novel has been published in countries .including France, Belgium and Switzerland. Why does this novelattract so many people? The colorful characters are probably oneof the reasons. There are about l, 000 characters in the novel. Instead of giving an introduction of every historical figure, the novel underlines their special personalities. Zhuge Liang is smart and well-read. Cuan Yu is brave and faithful. Cao Cao is cruel (残酷) but brilliant (杰出) . Every character is lively, just like people in today's world. Scheme (策略) is an important part of the novel. Some famous schemes, like the Empty Fort Strategy and Borrowing Arrows with Thatched Boats, are told through storytelling, which makes it easy to understand. Nowadays, people also use these schemes in modem business and management. Young readers also like the novel because they can find their favourite part in it. Boys are excited about the descriptions of war scenes. The brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei touches them as well. Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu, who is not only good at fighting skills but also an expert at music, catches girls' eyes. Which is your favorite part? Why not read the novel and find out yourself? 小题1:When was the novel Romance of Three Kingdoms written?
①Business and management. ②Descriptions of war scenes. ③Famous schemes. ④Love between historical figures. ⑤Brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
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