For the 1951–2001 English-language magazine, see Chinese Literature (magazine).
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Zhōngguó wénxué
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
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Chung1-kuo2 wen2-hsüeh2
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Jūng-gwok màhn-hohk
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zung1 gwok3 man4 hok6
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[tsoŋ˥ kʷɔːk̚˧ mɐn˩ hɔːk̚˨]
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Tâi-lô
Tiong-kok bûn-ha̍k
The history of Chinese literature[1] extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age. The Han (202 BC – 220 AD) and Tang (618–907 AD) dynasties were considered golden ages of poetry, while the Song (960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) were notable for their lyrics (ci), essays, dramas, and plays. During the Ming and Qing, mature novels were written in written vernacular Chinese, an evolution from the preeminence of Literary Chinese patterned off the language of the Chinese classics. The introduction of widespread woodblock printing during the Tang and the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng (990–1051) during the Song rapidly spread written knowledge throughout China. Around the turn of the 20th century, the author Lu Xun (1881–1936) is considered an influential voice of vernacular Chinese literature.
^Wang 2017, pp. 24–25; some scholars prefer the term "Sinophone literature"
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