Eight Great Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, Ouyang Xiu and Ceng Gong.
Frontier poets: Gao Shi, Cen Can and Wang Changling.
Landscape pastoral poets: Wang Wei and Meng Haoran.
Four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty: Yang Jiong, Lu, and three poets in the middle Tang Dynasty: Li Bai (poetic immortal), Du Fu (poetic sage), and Bai Juyi (whose poems are known as the history of poetry).
Literary Achievements in Song Dynasty: The Highest Poetry Tang Poetry Song Poetry Yuan Qu Ming and Qing Novels
The four classical novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties are Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong Ming), Water Margin (Shi Naiming), The Journey to the West (Wu Cheng'en Ming) and Dream of Red Mansions (Cao Xueqin and Gao E Qing).
China's Eight Classic Works: A Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West's Biography of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Scholars and Romance of the Gods.
Four folk stories: Liang Zhu, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Legend of the White Snake and Meng Jiangnv.
Poet Fairy (Li Taibai) and Poet Demon (Wang Wei).
Chinese literature
The earliest collection of poems was The Book of Songs.
The earliest patriotic poet was Qu Yuan.
The earliest pastoral poet was Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The earliest and most outstanding frontier poets were Gao Shi and Cen Can in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The most outstanding uninhibited poet in ancient times was Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The most outstanding poetess in ancient times was Li Qingzhao in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The most famous patriotic poet in ancient times was Xin Qiji in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The greatest romantic poet in ancient times was Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty.
The greatest realistic poet in ancient times was Du Fu in Tang Dynasty.
The patriotic poet who wrote the most poems in ancient times was Lu You in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The most famous novel in ancient times was The Journey to the West in Wu Cheng'en in the Ming Dynasty.
The most famous historical novel in ancient times is The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in the early Ming Dynasty.
The earliest novel of peasant uprising in ancient times was Shi Naian's Water Margin at the end of Yuan and the beginning of Ming Dynasty.
The greatest realistic novel in ancient times was A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The most outstanding satirical novel in ancient times is Wu's The Scholars in Qing Dynasty.
History books and classics
1. Sanxin officials, Shi Hao officials and Tongguan officials.
2. Not getting married, providing for the aged and being homeless.
Four books: The University, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius.
4. Five Classics: Poetry, Book, Ceremony, Book of Changes, Spring and Autumn Period.
5. "Four History": Historical Records, Han Books, Qin and Han Books, History of the Three Kingdoms.
6. Yuefu Shuangbi: Mulan Ci, Peacock flies southeast.
7. History: Historical Records and History as a Mirror.
8. Four folklores: Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Meng Jiangnv, Liang Zhu, White Snake and Xu Xian.
9. Four classical dramas: Dou Eyuan, The West Chamber, The Peony Pavilion and The Palace of Eternal Life.
10. The first biographical history: Historical Records.
1 1. The first dictionary: Erya.
12. The first encyclopedia: Yongle Grand Ceremony.
13. The first book of poetry: The Book of Songs.
14. The first anthology: Zhao Ming Anthology.
15. The first dictionary: explaining Chinese characters.
16. Myth Episode 1: Shan Hai Jing.
17. The first collection of classical Chinese novels: Shi Shuo Xin Yu.
18. The first collection of strange stories in classical Chinese: Search Ji Shen.
19. The first bibliography: The Analects of Confucius.
20. The first chronological history book: Spring and Autumn Period.
2 1. The first dynastic history: Hanshu.
22. The first art book: The Art of War by Sun Tzu.