The first dictionary is Erya.
The first rhyme book was Qieyun.
The first dialect dictionary is Dialect.
The first calligraphy book is Zitong.
The first collection of poems is The Book of Songs.
The first anthology is Zhao Ming Anthology.
The first collection of note novels is Shi Shuo Xin Yu.
The first bibliography is The Analects of Confucius.
The first chronological history book was Chunqiu.
The first dynastic history is Hanshu.
The first work of historical criticism is Shi Tong.
The first art book was The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
The first history of the ancient system was the General Code.
The first agricultural encyclopedia was Qi Yao Min Shu.
The first monograph on agricultural production technology was Heavenly Creations.
The first botany dictionary was Fang Quan Beizu.
The first pharmacopoeia book was Newly Revised Materia Medica.
The first medical book was The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic of Su Wen.
The first geography book was Yu Gong.
The first tea-making book was Tea Classic.
The first architectural monograph is Building French Style.
The first introductory book of abacus calculation is "the algorithm of dish beads"
The first theoretical work of painting is Catalogue of Ancient Paintings.
The first systematic work on traditional Chinese opera theory is Leisure.
The first drama history is the history of drama rhyme in Song and Yuan Dynasties.
The general catalogue of the first book is Qilve.