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The earliest evidence of Chinese writing was found on Shang oracle bones (animal bones or turtle shells). Which were written with a stylus or painted with a paint brush and rink. The earliest known Chinese poems known are in the Shijing with is an anthology of 305 poems.
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Confucius tought about values like honesty, loyalty, and respect for elders. His disciples later later recorded the teaching in the Analect. Taoism was based off of following the universal force underlying all of life. The Shih Ching or the Book of Odes was the first anthology of Chinese poetry to be complied.
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A scholarly widow and Pan Ku's sister, Pan Chao writes Lessons for Women. This book is a practical guide for how to be a virtuous women, like how to behave, what to do, and how to speak. T'ao Ch'ien was a Chinese poet and goes on to create 8 books
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Written by Chuang Tzu the book is a collection of tales, jokes, stories and the teachings of Master Chuang. Records of the Historian was written by Ssu-ma which is a history of China through Wu Ti's reign.
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Pan Ku is credited with writing the History of the Former Han Dynasty, which documented the rule of the first couple Han emperors. The Erya or Erh-ya is a compilation of glosses to classical texts which is organized into 19 semantic categories. It also covers about 4,300 words.
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Lessons for Women was written by Pan Chao, she was a scholarly widow and sister of Pan Ku. She was the first known Chinese historian. T'ao Ch'ien was one of the best-known who had lived in the Six dynasties period.
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The civil service examination is used as a tool to challenge the person's competency in order to be in a civil service job position. Poetry was included in the examination to test a candidates of phonetics and poetic style. Wang Wei was born in 701 in the Shanxi province, China. He was a Chinese painter, poet, musician, and politician.
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Li Po and Tu Fu were two of the finest poets produced during the T'ang dynasty. Li Po's work demonstrated that the Chinese language has the ability to describe the beauty of everyday aspects of life. Tu Fu is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets, his greatest ambition was to serve his country as a civil servant.
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The Diamond Sutra is the first book to have a printed date. It's about the four core teachings give without clinging to any notion, liberate all beings without notion of self, to live without abiding, and to cultivate without attainment. T'zu or song is sung by women entertainers and becomes a major poetic form.