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The earliest evidence of Chinese writing were found on Shang oracle bones. The writing on the bones contain historically important information and help historians peer into what life was like back then.
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Confucius teaches about ethical values such as honesty, loyalty, and respect for elders; his disciples later recorded his teachings in Analects.
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The book of odes also known as the first anthology of Chinese poetry was compiled in 500 B.C. by Confucius and has been studied and memorized by scholars all over china.
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Chuang Tzu a Taoist influential Chinese philosopher. Chuang Tzu took Lao Tzu's mystical leanings and perspectives and made them a part of his philosophy for china.
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The first Chinese dictionary was compelled in 100 A.D by Shyu-Shen a famous Chinese scholar during the middle part of the Eastern Han Dynasty edited and put together the first proven Chinese dictionary.
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Pan Chao- a scholarly widow sister of Pan Ku and imperial historian after his death- writes "Lessons for Women".
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Li Ch'ing-chao masters the genre/ song lyric, or Tz'u, sung by women entertainers and became a major poetic form.
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A System that selected candidates for the state bureaucracy elected poetry writing be included in the civil service examination and passed.
