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1、ChineseliteratureChineseliteratureextendsthousandsofyears,fromtheearliestrecordeddynasticcourtarchivestothematurefictionalnovelsthataroseduringtheMingDynastytoentertainthemassesofliterateChinese.TheintroductionofwidespreadwoodblockprintingduringtheTangDynas
2、ty(618–907)andtheinventionofmovabletypeprintingbyBiSheng(990–1051)duringtheSongDynasty(960–1279)rapidlyspreadwrittenknowledgethroughoutChina.Inmoremoderntimes,theauthorLuXun(1881–1936)isconsideredthefounderofbaihualiteratureinChina.ClassicaltextsMainarticle
3、s:ChineseclassicsandListofChineselanguagepoetsThereisawealthofearlyChineseliteraturedatingfromtheHundredSchoolsofThoughtthatoccurredduringtheEasternZhouDynasty(770-256BCE).ThemostimportantoftheseincludetheClassicsofConfucianism,ofDaoism,ofMohism,ofLegalism,
4、aswellasworksofmilitaryscienceandChinesehistory.Notethatexceptforthebooksofpoemsandsongs,mostofthisliteratureisphilosophicalanddidactic;thereislittleinthewayoffiction.However,thesetextsmaintainedtheirsignificancethroughboththeirideasandtheirprosestyle.TheCo
5、nfucianworksinparticularhavebeenofkeyimportancetoChinesecultureandhistory,asasetofworksknownastheFourBooksandFiveClassicswere,inthe12thcenturyCE,chosenasthebasisfortheImperialexaminationforanygovernmentpost.Theseninebooksthereforebecamethecenteroftheeducati
6、onalsystem.Theyhavebeengroupedintotwocategories:theFiveClassics,allegedlycompiledbyConfucius,andtheFourBooks,whichwerecompiledinthe12thcenturyCE.TheFiveClassicsinclude:TheIChing,orBookofChanges,adivinationmanualattributedtothemythicalemperorFuXiandbasedonei
7、ghttrigrams.TheIChingisstillusedbyadherentsoffolkreligion.TheClassicofPoetry,acollectionoffolksongs,festivalandceremonialsongs,andreligioushymnsandeulogies.TheRecordofRites(arecreationoftheoriginalClassicofRites,whichwaslostintheImperialbookpurge),whichdesc
8、ribesancientritesandcourtceremonies.TheClassicofHistory,acollectionofdocumentsandspeechesallegedlywrittenbyrulersandofficialsoftheearlyZhouperiodandbefore.ItcontainsthebestexamplesofearlyChineseprose.T
