The first poet in our country was Qu Yuan (340 - 278 B.C.). He was a famous writer, politician and poet in the Chu State. His representative works, such as the Songs of Chu, were regarded as classics in the history of Chinese literature. His poems express feelings, describe natural scenery and reflect social reality as the theme, which has a high artistic value and cultural content.
The first female poet in our country was Li Qingzhao. Qin Guan was the first female poet in China. The first mythological collection in our country was the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The first dictionary in China was the Modern Chinese Dictionaries.
In the history of Chinese literature, Du Fu was known as the "Poet Immortal" and Li Bai was known as the "Poet Saint".
Our country's first historian and writer was Sima Qian.
Mr. Wu Liu referred to the Tang Dynasty writer Tao Yuanming. Tao Yuanming (305 - 365) was a writer, ideologist, and politician in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was born at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and died during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Tao Yuanming advocated returning to nature and pursuing the harmony between nature and society. His poems were fresh and natural, indifferent to fame and fortune, and secluded in the countryside. He was known as the "Pastoral Poet".
China's first literary work of realism was Dream of the Red Chamber.
The first essay in our country was Spring and Autumn Dew.
China's first great work of literary realism was 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The first literary criticism book in China was the Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin's 'A Review of the Dream of the Red Chamber'.
The earliest people who discovered writing in our country were probably the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty. The oracle bone script was one of the earliest written records in China. It appeared from the late Shang Dynasty to the early Zhou Dynasty and was mainly used to record business transactions, wars, and political events. The writing style of oracle bone inscriptions was unique, artistic, and decorative.
Our country's first historian and writer was Sima Qian. He was born into a noble family in the Han Dynasty in 131 B.C. He was a famous historian and writer, and one of the founders of Chinese history books. The " Records of the Historian " that he wrote was the most important book in ancient Chinese history books and was known as the " Great Book of Historians." Sima Qian also created famous literary works such as Han Feizi, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese literature and culture.