Chinese Events that Influence Literature Timeline

By Malachi Roldan
  • 1200 BCE

    Chinese writing

    The earliest evidence of Chinese writing was found on Shang oracle bones.
  • 1050 BCE

    Chou dynasty

    Chou dynasty was established and institutes were feudalism.
  • 1000 BCE

    Song lyrics

    Song lyrics, or tz'u, sung by woman entertainers became a mojor poetic form.Li Ch'ing-chao mastered the genre.
  • 800 BCE

    Ethical values

    Confucius teaches about ethical values such as honesty, loyalty, and respect for the elderly. Later his disciples recorded his teaching in Analects.
  • 500 BCE

    Chinese poetry

    The first anthology of poetry was completed after over 100 years.
  • 106 BCE

    Pan Chao

    Pan Chao, the sister of Pan Ku, was an imperial historian after death for writing "Lessons for Women"
  • 85 BCE

    Ssu-ma Ch'ien

    Ssu-ma Ch'ien writes "records of the Historian", the history of china through Wu Ti's religion.
  • Jan 1, 771

    Nomads of the north

    Nomads from the north capture and plunder Hao. The Chou dynasty capital, and local warlords battle one another.