東周列國志

by Menglong Feng

"東周列國志" by Menglong Feng is a historical novel written in the late Ming dynasty. Spanning 108 chapters, it chronicles the Eastern Zhou period from the kingdom's fragmentation into smaller states through Qin Shi Huang's first unification of China. Drawing from classical texts like the Zuo Tradition and Records of the Grand Historian, it stands as one of the best-known historical novels about ancient China, depicting centuries of warfare, diplomacy, and political intrigue across competing kingdoms.