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1770 BCE
Chinese Hieroglyphs
Some chinese writing that dates back to 1700 is found -
1045 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
religion has a major influence on writing as Taoism and Confucian literature become prominent -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty
The Qin emperor wanted to keep control of his land, so he had books that may spread harmful ideas destroyed -
206 BCE
206
writing paper is invented and scientific text is started to be written -
618
Tang Dynasty
Romance started to be a recurring theme throughout poetry -
1279
Yuan Dynasty
As a result of an increase in immigration plays, operas and dramas become more prominate -
1368
Ming Dynasty
China rebels a against the Mongols and begin to travel -
Qing Dynasty
Literature from other countries starts to become more availible -
1912
Ideas from the western world are started to be incorporated in to Chinese culture -
Modern Era
Chinese literature begins to influenced by western culture -
1940s
China becomes succumbs to communist influence which results in government censoring literature
