Was Lu Xun the first person in China to write vernacular novels?

Answer 1

Lu Xun was not the first person in China to write a novel in the vernacular. In fact, the vernacular movement began in the early 20th century, but Lu Xun's works were not the first to use vernacular writing. In Lu Xun's era, the vernacular was still in the development stage. His novels were usually written in classical Chinese.