Chinese Events that Influenced Literature

By ashleyg2000
  • 1600 BCE

    woodblock

    woodblock
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Chinese Ghost Stories and Woodblock

    Earliest stories came from the people under the Emperor of the Tang. The used the newly developed woodblock printing process.
  • 1200 BCE

    Shang Oracles

    Shang Oracles
    Earliest Chinese writing was from the Shang dynasty. Written on oracle bones they found letters, stories, and poetry.
  • 772 BCE

    Bai Juyi

    Bai Juyi
  • Period: 772 BCE to 846 BCE

    Life of Bai Juyi

    Bai Juyi, poet of later Tang Dynasty, was the author of the famous "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". He used used his simple versus to protest the social evils of his day, including corruption and militarism.
  • 762 BCE

    Li Po

    Li Po
  • Period: 701 BCE to 762 BCE

    Li Po

    Li Po proved to be one of the greatest in Chinese history. He rebelled and wrote about the taboo which impressed many.
  • 100

    First Dictionary

    First Dictionary
    Scholar Shyu-Shen set out to translate and explain symbols. He analyzed the strokes f over 560 characters and composed them into a book.
  • 868

    First Printed Book

    First Printed Book
    Though there were many examples of literature before hand. Diamond Sutra of the Tang dynasty printed with movable type