The emergence of folk songs in the Han Dynasty symbolized the maturity of ancient Chinese narrative poetry.
The emergence of the Yuan Dynasty drama symbolized the maturity of ancient Chinese drama.
The maturity of the short story in classical Chinese as a style of writing marked the emergence of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio was a collection of ancient Chinese novels compiled during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It included a large number of classical Chinese short stories and was one of the important literary heritages in the history of Chinese literature. The emergence of this collection of short stories marked the formal maturity of the short story in classical Chinese as a genre, and also provided an important foundation for later literary creation.
The maturity of ancient Chinese drama was marked by the rise and development of Yuan drama. Yuan opera was the pinnacle of ancient Chinese opera art and also an important milestone in the development of traditional Chinese opera art. It originated in the Yuan Dynasty, developed in the Ming Dynasty, and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It was one of the important schools in the history of Chinese opera. The main characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty's Zaju included the rigorous structure of the script, the easy to understand language, the beautiful music, the exquisite performance, and the rich plot. It used a conversational performance form, and the actors used dialogue to express the character's personality and plot development, which had a distinct oral feature. In addition, the forms of Yuan opera were also very rich, including southern opera, northern opera and Kunqu opera, each of which had its own unique performance style and musical characteristics. The achievements and influence of the Yuan Dynasty opera were not only unique in Chinese history, but also had a profound impact on the development of the world's opera art. It not only provides an important cultural heritage for traditional Chinese opera art, but also becomes a treasure in the world's cultural and artistic treasure house.
The one that symbolized the maturity of ancient Chinese novels was Dream of the Red Chamber.
The maturity of ancient Chinese novels was marked by the emergence of legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty, because the legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty were the milestone of ancient Chinese novels, which opened a new chapter in the development of ancient Chinese novels. The legendary novels of the Tang Dynasty referred to a series of novels that appeared after the Tang Dynasty. They were usually called legends, legendary novels, or story novels. The content of these novels was rich and varied. There were narrative novels, narrative novels, and argumentative novels. Among them, the most representative ones were the legendary novels of the Tang Dynasty, Song of Everlasting Regret, Song of the Pipa, and Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance. The emergence of legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty symbolized the maturity of ancient Chinese novels. First of all, it created the narrative mode of ancient Chinese novels, combining the plot and the character to form a complete story world. Secondly, the legendary novels of the Tang Dynasty also created the description mode of ancient Chinese novels. Through rich description techniques, they portrayed the delicate psychology and personality characteristics of the characters, making the characters more plump and real. In addition, Tang Dynasty legendary novels also had important cultural significance. It showed the social style and cultural tradition of the Tang Dynasty, reflected the characteristics and problems of the society, politics and culture at that time, and had important historical and cultural value. To sum up, the emergence of legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty symbolized the maturity of ancient Chinese novels, and it opened a new chapter for the development of ancient Chinese novels, which had a far-reaching impact on ancient Chinese literature and modern literature.
The backgrounds of the literary styles in ancient China were as follows: Pre-Qin period (11th century B.C. to 21st century B.C.): Pre-Qin period is the first period in ancient Chinese history, including Xia, Shang and Western Zhou. During this period, the political situation was turbulent, the society was in turmoil, and the people's lives were difficult. The literary genre mostly described wars, political struggles, and aristocratic life as the theme. 2. Qin and Han Dynasties (21st century B.C. to 220 A.D.): The Qin and Han Dynasties were the second period in ancient Chinese history, including the Qin and Han Dynasties. This period was a period of high cultural, economic, and political prosperity in Chinese history. Most of the literary styles described war, politics, society, history, and so on. 3 Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties (220 - 589 AD): The Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties period is the third period in ancient Chinese history, including the three periods of the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty. During this period, the political situation was chaotic, the society was in turmoil, and the people's lives were difficult. Most of the literary styles described war, politics, society, history, and so on. 4. The Tang and Song Dynasties (618 - 907 AD): The Tang and Song Dynasties were the fourth period in ancient Chinese history, including the Tang and Song Dynasties. This period was a period of cultural, economic, and political prosperity in Chinese history. Most of the literary styles described war, politics, society, history, and art as the theme. 5 Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1271 - 1911): The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were the fifth period in ancient Chinese history, including the Yuan and Ming Dynasties and the Qing Dynasty. During this period, the political situation was unstable and the society was in turmoil. Most of the literary styles described novels, operas, and essays.
The "New Realism" movement from the late 1980s to the early 1990s marked the maturity of Chinese novels. New realism is a genre of Chinese novels that advocates realistic reflection of real life while adding literary elements and fictional plots to emphasize the social significance and human nature of the novel. The rise of this movement stemmed from the rapid development of society and economy after China's reform and opening up. The representative works of the new realism included Alive, Brothers, Ordinary World, etc. These novels not only truly reflected the reality of Chinese society at that time, but also explored the problems of human nature, family, society and so on. They had high literary value and ideology. The rise of the new realism had a profound impact on the development of Chinese novels, pushing Chinese novels to develop in a more realistic, profound and diverse direction.
The longest narrative poem in ancient China was the Song of Everlasting Sorrow. Song of Everlasting Sorrow was a long narrative poem written by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It described the love story between Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. There were more than 170 sentences in the poem, including more than 700 words. It was regarded as the peak of narrative poetry in the Tang Dynasty. The Song of Everlasting Sorrow used the love story of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei as the main thread, interweaving the political struggle between Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty and the ministers, depicting the political darkness and palace corruption at the end of the Tang Dynasty. This poem became a classic in the history of ancient Chinese literature with its lyrical style, gorgeous language and excellent narrative ability.
The history of poetry in ancient China could be traced back to the Book of Songs in the pre-Qin period. The Book of Songs was the earliest collection of poems in China. It included about 590 poems from the Pre-Qin period. The content of these poems was rich and colorful, including love, war, labor, sacrifice and other topics. They had extremely high artistic and cultural value. With the spread of the Book of Songs, the history of ancient Chinese poetry gradually developed. In the Han Dynasty, a number of important poems appeared, such as Han Yuefu and Chu Ci. These works inherited the tradition of the Book of Songs and continued to reflect the social style and people's lives in ancient China. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of ancient Chinese poetry. A group of great poets and poems appeared. The poems of the Tang Dynasty had various styles, such as Li Bai and Du Fu, etc., which were bold and unconstrained, and Bai Juyi and Li Qingzhao, which were graceful and restrained. Tang Dynasty poetry not only reflected the social style at that time, but also inherited the essence of Chinese culture, which had a profound impact on the poetry creation of later generations. The history of ancient Chinese poetry has a long history. After thousands of years of development and evolution, it has formed a unique poetry culture.
One of the signs of the maturity of the chapter novels was the complexity of the story and the deepening of the characters. In chapter novels, the plot usually had a certain routine and pattern. The readers could often predict and guess the development of the plot. With the development of chapter novels, authors began to invest more in the plot, creating more suspense and twists to make readers look forward to the story. At the same time, authors began to pay attention to character creation, by digging deep into the character's personality, background, experience, and emotions to enrich the reader's reading experience. All these changes indicated that the chapter novels had gradually matured and become one of the important styles in Chinese literature.