Orchid pavilion wei jin southern northern dynasties(1)

Chinese Events that Influenced Literature Timeline

By lynnethg
  • 1200 BCE

    Early Writings

    • Earliest evidence of Chinese writings is found on Shang oracle bones.
    • Earliest known Chinese poems composed
  • 800 BCE

    First Completed Works

    -Founder of Taoism develops teachings of Tao Te Ching
    - The Shih Ching, the first anthology of Chinese poetry, is compiled
  • 400 BCE

    Writing China's History

    • Ssu-ma Ch'ien writes Records of the Historian, a history of China through Wu Ti's reign
  • 1 CE

    More Writings

    • Pan ku writes History if the Former Han Dynasty
    • The first Chinese dictionary is complied
    • Pan Chao writes Lessons for Women
  • 400

    Important Births

    • Birth of Wang Wei, painter and poet
    • Birth of Li Po -Birth of Tu Fu
  • Aug 23, 800

    First Book Published and Song

    • Diamond Sutra is the first book to be published with a printed date.
    • Song lyrics from Li Ch'ing are used as poems