All the "First" Literary Works in Ancient China

The first poem translated-Song Dynasty

The First Vernacular Poetry —— Butterfly

The First Chronological History Book —— Zuo Zhuan

The first national history book-Mandarin

The first biographical history book-Historical Records

The Analects of Confucius is the first Confucian classic prose with a recorded style.

The first military work-Sun Tzu's Art of War

The first historical essay devoted to personal words and deeds-Yan Zi Chun Qiu

The first biographical dynastic history-Han Shu

The first monograph on literary theory and criticism-Wen Xin Diao Long

The first monograph on poetry theory and criticism-poetry.

The first popular science work-Shen Kuo's Meng Qian Bi Tan

The First Monograph on Hydrogeology —— Notes on Water Classics

The first diary travel notes-Xu Xiake travel notes

The First Romantic Myth Novel —— Journey to the West

The First Satire Novel —— The Scholars

China's First Collection of Classical Short Stories —— Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio

The first lyric poem-Li Sao

The first long poem "Peacock Flying Southeast"

The earliest collection of poems-The Book of Songs