1. Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 (LuóGuànzhōng), one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 刘备 (LiúBèi) Shu Han 蜀汉 (ShǔHàn) as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 (CáoCāo) Wei 魏 (Wèi) as villains