Chinese Literature Timeless Stories & Poetry
Journey through millennia of literary masterpieces from ancient classics to Nobel Prize winners!
Literary Heritage ๐
Rich literary tradition spanning thousands of years with global recognition
Literary History
Years of tradition
Years old
Classic Works
Timeless masterpieces
Great novels
Tang Poets
Golden age poets
Recorded poets
Nobel Prize
Literature winners
Mo Yan & Gao Xingjian
Four Great Classical Novels ๐
The cornerstone masterpieces of Chinese literature that have influenced world storytelling
Journey to the West
่ฅฟๆธธ่ฎฐ - Wu Cheng'en
Global cultural icon
Dream of the Red Chamber
็บขๆฅผๆขฆ - Cao Xueqin
Psychological depth
Romance of Three Kingdoms
ไธๅฝๆผไน - Luo Guanzhong
Strategy & honor
Water Margin
ๆฐดๆตไผ - Shi Nai'an
Righteous outlaws
Poetry & Literary Periods ๐ญ
Explore different eras of Chinese literature from ancient poetry to contemporary works
Literary Periods
Tang Poetry (618-907)
Golden age of Chinese poetry with Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei
Song Literature (960-1279)
Ci poetry and prose with philosophical Neo-Confucian themes
Ming-Qing Novels (1368-1912)
Development of the great classical novels and vernacular literature
Modern Literature (1900-1949)
May Fourth Movement and social realism with Lu Xun, Lao She
Contemporary (1949-Present)
Global recognition with Nobel Prize winners Mo Yan and Gao Xingjian
Classical Philosophy
Confucian Analects, Daoist texts, and Buddhist literature
Famous Authors
Li Bai (ๆ็ฝ)
701-762"Poet Immortal" - Romantic Tang poetry master
Lu Xun (้ฒ่ฟ )
1881-1936Father of modern Chinese literature
Mo Yan (่ซ่จ)
1955-Nobel Prize in Literature 2012
Cao Xueqin (ๆน้ช่น)
1715-1763Author of Dream of the Red Chamber
Literary Themes & Influence ๐
Common themes and global influence of Chinese literature throughout history
Traditional Themes
Modern Themes
Global Influence
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