The difference between modern Chinese literature and contemporary Chinese literature was usually in terms of time. Modern Chinese literature was established in the early 20th century, while contemporary literature began to develop after the 21st century. During this period, the difference between modern literature and contemporary literature gradually became blurred because contemporary literature also included many literary works before the 20th century. However, there was a more specific distinction between modern literature and contemporary literature, which was whether modern Chinese was the main language of creation. If that was the case, then modern Chinese literature was literary creation based on modern Chinese, while contemporary literature was literary creation based on modern Chinese, including many literary works created before modern literature.