Chinese Events that Influenced Literature

By ashleyg2000
  • woodblock
    1600 BCE

    woodblock

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Chinese Ghost Stories and Woodblock

    Earliest stories came from the people under the Emperor of the Tang. The used the newly developed woodblock printing process.
  • Shang Oracles
    1200 BCE

    Shang Oracles

    Earliest Chinese writing was from the Shang dynasty. Written on oracle bones they found letters, stories, and poetry.
  • Bai Juyi
    772 BCE

    Bai Juyi

  • Period: 772 BCE to 846 BCE

    Life of Bai Juyi

    Bai Juyi, poet of later Tang Dynasty, was the author of the famous "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". He used used his simple versus to protest the social evils of his day, including corruption and militarism.
  • Li Po
    762 BCE

    Li Po

  • Period: 701 BCE to 762 BCE

    Li Po

    Li Po proved to be one of the greatest in Chinese history. He rebelled and wrote about the taboo which impressed many.
  • First Dictionary
    100

    First Dictionary

    Scholar Shyu-Shen set out to translate and explain symbols. He analyzed the strokes f over 560 characters and composed them into a book.
  • First Printed Book
    868

    First Printed Book

    Though there were many examples of literature before hand. Diamond Sutra of the Tang dynasty printed with movable type