The Tang Dynasty was even earlier than the Yu Dynasty.
The Qing Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty started and ended from the Northern Zhou Dynasty and 618 to 907 respectively. The Northern Zhou Dynasty was a dynasty during the Northern Dynasty, while the Tang Dynasty was the unified Central Plains dynasty after the Sui Dynasty. According to the order of time, the Qing Kingdom (Northern Zhou) was earlier than the Tang Dynasty.
The dynasties that were earlier than the Xia Dynasty were the Yu Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty.
The Qing Kingdom (Northern Zhou) was even earlier than the Tang Dynasty. The Qing Kingdom started and ended between the Northern Zhou Dynasty and 618 to 907, while the Tang Dynasty started and ended between 618 to 907. As a result, the Qing Kingdom was older than the Tang Dynasty.
" Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " was a historical novel from the Ming Dynasty. The author was the Ming Dynasty novelist, Shi Qujun. On the other hand," Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince " was a time-travel novel that told the story of the protagonist, Wang Zhen, who traveled to the Ming Dynasty and became a Prince. Therefore, in terms of the time of creation," Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Prince " was earlier than " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty." However, both of them were classic historical novels with very high readers.
Some evidence about the existence of the ancient Tang Dynasty and Yu Dynasty. According to historical records and archaeological studies, the Yu Dynasty was considered to be a new dynasty before the Xia Dynasty, and Shun was the last ruler of the Yu Dynasty. The ancient Tang Dynasty was a dynasty established by Tang Yao in ancient times. Later generations often referred to the Tang Dynasty as the Yu Dynasty, and history called it " Tang Yu." In addition, some archaeological discoveries also supported the existence of the Yu Dynasty. For example, the Liangzhu ruins discovered in 1936 were the archaeological culture of the legendary Yu Dynasty. Although some experts questioned the existence of the Yu Dynasty, with the advancement of archaeology and science and technology, the mysterious veil of the Yu Dynasty might be unveiled in the future. However, there was no clear answer to the existence of the ancient Tang Dynasty and the Yu Dynasty.
Journey to the West was a Chinese mythological film that was released in 1959, while The Romance of Tang was an ancient Chinese novel published in 1930. Therefore, Journey to the West was born about 20 years earlier than the Romance of Tang.
There were many kinds of books that recorded the history of the Shang Dynasty, but the earliest book that recorded the history of the Shang Dynasty was the Oracle Bone Inscriptions. " Oracle Bone Inscription " was a book that recorded the important historical events, characters, and cultural customs from the late Shang Dynasty to the early Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It was the earliest comprehensive written record in ancient China.
Yes, there were some books that recorded the history of the Shang Dynasty earlier than the Records of the Historian, including: 1. Xia Benji: This is an article in the Records of the Historian, but it is about the 17th century before the Records of the Historian. It described the establishment and early history of the Shang Dynasty. Zuo Zhuan: This is an ancient history book that records the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. It was about the 6th century before the Records of the Historian. It also mentioned the history of the Shang Dynasty. 3. Book of History: This is one of the ancient Chinese documents that records the early history of the Shang Dynasty and the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. It was around the 16th century before the Records of the Historian. [4] The Book of Rites: This is one of the ancient Chinese documents that records the history of the Zhou and Shang dynasties. It was about the 11th century before the Records of the Historian. It also mentioned the history of the Shang Dynasty. It should be noted that the reliability and authority of these books are controversial, so they only provide some historical clues and cannot be used as a conclusive historical record.
An earlier novel where the protagonist traveled from the Song Dynasty to the modern world was as follows: "Time Travel and Anti-Time Travel" The story was about a Song Dynasty official named Zhao Wenkui who accidentally traveled to the modern world. In this new world, he found himself a teacher teaching history in an elementary school. In the process of teaching history, Zhao Wenkui gradually discovered some secrets of this new world and began his own adventure.
Yu Guangzhong (1938 - 2018) was a famous poet, essayist, translator and literary critic in modern China. He was born in Changsha, Hunan Province, grew up in Hong Kong, graduated from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Oxford in England. His works covered poetry, prose, translation, literary criticism and many other fields. His style was fresh and natural, full of poetry and philosophy. His representative works include "A Stranger Alone in a Foreign Land,""Hurriedly,""Climbing High,""Sacrificial Nephew Manuscript," etc. Yu Guangzhong was a well-respected master of literature. His poems and prose were not only widely loved by domestic readers, but also highly praised by international readers. He was hailed as one of the "last masters of Chinese poetry". The depth and breadth of his works and thoughts had a profound impact on the development of modern Chinese literature and thought.