Owl, Zeng, who wrote vernacular Chinese, and Zhao, who ignored others.
The first person to write vernacular Chinese was Sherlock, the inventor of movable type printing during the Song Dynasty.
Vernacular Chinese refers to words that are easy to understand and express simple and clear expressions. Its appearance can be traced back to ancient Chinese literary works such as Dream of the Red Chamber. But the first person to clearly define the vernacular may be difficult to determine.
It is difficult to determine who was the first person to write vernacular Chinese because the definition of vernacular Chinese refers to people who use modern Chinese vocabulary and grammar to express old cultural ideas or stories. During the Qing Dynasty, a man named Qian Xuantong wrote a book called Collection of Fictions, which contained a large number of vernacular novels and was regarded as the pioneer of modern vernacular novels. However, because the definition of vernacular was not widely accepted at that time, Qian Xuantong could not be considered the first person to write vernacular.
'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a monumental work in the history of Chinese literature, and it was also the first work of vernacular novels. It depicted the rise and fall of a feudal family in the Qing Dynasty with the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others as the main line. The novel used rich characters, delicate emotional descriptions, superb language arts and other techniques to become a classic in the history of Chinese culture.
The vernacular was proposed at the end of the Qing Dynasty with the rise of the New Culture Movement. At that time, many scholars believed that the traditional classical Chinese was outdated and could not adapt to the needs of modern communication, so they advocated the use of vernacular Chinese. The characteristics of vernacular writing were concise, clear, easy to understand, and better able to express thoughts and emotions.
Hu Shi was one of the pioneers of the vernacular movement. In 1913, he published the "Manifest of the Vernacular Literature Movement" and proposed the concept of "literary revolution", advocating the replacement of classical Chinese with vernacular Chinese, laying the foundation for the modern Chinese literature.
The first person to initiate the vernacular in China was Lang Maoshan of the Ming Dynasty. He created the first vernacular writing, The Madman's Diary, around 1600. This article, which described the story of a crazy man, was regarded as the pioneer of vernacular writing.
The first person with the surname Fan was Fan Wuzi, Fan Hui.
The first vernacular novel was Journey to the West.
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