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Chinese Literature & Philosophy


China, representing one of the earliest civilizations in the world, has a recorded history of about 5,000 years. During the long period of development, the industrious, courageous, and intelligent Chineses created rich traditions, cultures and histories, which are great contributions to all of mankind.

Next chronicle briefs the history of China, while right column highlights the great Chinese classic literature, and great Chinese classic philosophers and their philosophies.

Chronicle
Great Literature and Philosophy


  • People's Repulic of China (1949 - )


  • Repulic of China (1911 - 1949)
  • Ba Jin
  • Cao Yu's Plays
  • Mao Zedong's Poetry
  • Prolific Writer: Shen Congwen
  • Lu Xun's Fictions
  • Development of New Poetry
  • Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
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  • The Most Famous Classic Novel: A Dream of Red Mansions
  • Strange Tales of Liaozhai
  • Collected Ancient Prose(Guwen Guanzhi)
  • Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
    		•  Four Great Classic Novels:
  • Journey to the WestThree Kingdoms
  • Water Margin
  • Outlaws of Margin
  • Jin Ping Mei (The Golden Lotus)
    Novel
  • Three Words and Amazing Tales I & II
    Playwriting
  • The Peony Pavilion
  • Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
    		•  Playwriting
  • Dou E Yuan (Injustice to Dou E)
  • Jin Dynasty (1115 - 1234)
    		•   
  • Liao Dynasty (907 - 1125)
    		•   
  • Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)
    ---- Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279)
    ---- Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127)
  • Song Proses
  • Five Dynasties (907 - 960)
    		•   
  • Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)
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  • Complete Anthology of Tang Poetry
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  • Sui Dynasty (581 - 618)
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  • Northern and Southern Dynasties (386 - 581)
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  • Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons
  • Jin Dynasty (265 - 420)
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  • Three Kingdoms (220 - 280)
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  • Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)
    ---- Eastern Han (25 - 220)
    ---- Western Han (206 BC - 23 AD)
  • Records of the Great Historian
  • Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC)

    		•  <=== 1st Emperior who united China
  • Zhou Dynasty (11th BC - 221 BC)
    ---- E. Zhou Dynasty (770 BC - 221 BC)
    ---- W. Zhou Dynasty (1066 BC - 711 BC)
  • Shang Dynasty (16th BC - 1066 BC)
  • Xia Dynasty (21st BC - 16th century BC)
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    Pre-Qin Great Philosophers
  • Laozi
  • Sunzi, and his The Art of War
  • Confucius, and his Analects,
    The Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean
  • Mencius

    • Literature
  • Book of Poetry (Shi Jing)
  • Qu Yuan, and his Lament on Encountering Sorrow
  • Chinese Mythology (Shanhaijing)
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  • Prehistoric Times (2.1 million years ago - 21st century BC)
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