A study on the characteristics of novels written in Chinese at the transition period to modern era Kim, Hyung-joong while researching on the structural characteristics of novels written in Chinese(Hanmunsoseol) at the transition period to modern era, this study aims to reveal their significance in the history of novel . The novels are evaluated as the typical narrative genre at that time since they were read as much as new novels(Sinsoseol) written in Korean by people, and furthermore, they had many people in the leadership of that time as their readers because of being published in newspapers such as ‘Daehabilbo’, ‘Hwangseongsinmun’ and etc. and in magazines such as ‘Sonyeonhanbando’, ‘Taegeukhakbo’ and so on. The novels written in Chinese at the transition period to modern era clearly kept many characteristics of ancient novels(Gososeol) such as Chinese-style sentences with Korean grammatical elements, an explanatory introduction of the author, the narrative structure, description manners and so on. However, The novels were very different in that they were critical to corrupted bureaucrats and emphasized the enlightenment thought which advocated studying abroad, modern education, industrial development and also supported the gender equality. The novels followed the style of the novels written in Chinese of the previous period, but they were different in contents reflecting the social need for ‘enlightenment’. Thus, the novels written in Chinese at that time can be thought of not just as an imitation or a revival of the ancient novel but as a transition stage playing a role connecting between the ancient novels and the new novels. Some studies indicated that the novels were a revival of the Joseon novels written in Chinese with new tendencies, which had been unpopularly maintained through the history of novel. In this sense, the novels written in Chinese at the transition period to modern era clearly reflected the characteristics and style of the novels written in Chinese of the end of Joseon dynasty and provide important cues for the inquiry of literary aspects at that time. This could be the significance of the novels written in Chinese at the transition period to modern era in the history of novel.