Query: novels from 1640, about Ming Dynasty, or set in Hunan
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Zhulin yeshi
A Supplement to the Journey to the West
A Dictionary of Maqiao
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Journey to the West
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Water Margin
Jin Ping Mei
Chipozi zhuan
Faazin Gei
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt
Evidence from documents: Zhulin yeshi: Comprising sixteen chapters and twenty-one poems, ''Zhulin yeshi'' was written in the late Ming dynasty by an anonymous writer using the pseudonym Chi Daoren (), translated into English as "Infatuated Moralist" or "Man of the Crazy Way".
A Supplement to the Journey to the West: A Supplement to the Journey to the West''''' () is a Chinese ''shenmo'' (fantastic) novel written around 1640 CE by Dong Yue ().
A Dictionary of Maqiao: The novel is set in Maqiao, a village in Hunan province, China.
Journey to the West: is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms: is a Chinese historical novel written by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty.
Water Margin: While the book's authorship is attributed to Shi Nai'an (1296–1372), there were references laid out in the book that did not exist until the Jiajing reign (1521-1567) of Ming dynasty, sparking a long-lasting academic debate on when it was actually written and which historical events the author had witnessed that inspired him to write the book.
Jin Ping Mei: '''''Jin Ping Mei''''' ()—translated into English as '''''The Plum in the Golden Vase''''' or '''''The Golden Lotus'''''—is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the sixteenth century during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It was published under the pseudonym '''Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng''' (), "The Scoffing Scholar of Lanling," but the only clue to the actual identity is that the author hailed from Lanling County in present-day Shandong.
Chipozi zhuan: '''''Chipozi zhuan''''' (), translated into English as '''''The Story of the Foolish Woman''''' or '''''A Tale of an Infatuated Woman''''', is a Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty.
Faazin Gei: '''''Faazin Gei''''' (), or '''''The Flowery Paper''''' is a Chinese ''mukjyusyu'' style ballad written in the late Ming era.
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt: In 1620, Feng Menglong expanded the novel to forty chapters from the original twenty. A work in the ''shenmo'' genre, the novel blends comedy with the supernatural, and is an early work of vernacular fiction.