Qin and Han literature laid a solid foundation for the development of literature in our country for thousands of years.
Qin and Han literature laid a solid foundation for the development of literature in our country for thousands of years. Pre-Qin literature is the earliest stage of discovery of ancient Chinese literature. It includes literature from various historical periods before the Qin Dynasty, and its main body is the mature written literature of the Zhou Dynasty, especially the literature of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
This era evolved from the unification of the world and the enfeoffment of feudal states, to the unification of the central government. Most of the ideological and artistic qualities of literary works reflect the basic characteristics of the times in China that seek unity from division.
During this period, Li produced many excellent works, including ancient myths and ancient poetry that became the forerunners of ancient Chinese literature, the "Book of Songs" that marked the glorious starting point of Chinese literature, and historical literature that served as a historical biography for future generations. There are historical essays that are as good as novels and dramas, there are pre-Qin prophecies that are the originators of our country’s prophetic literature, there are romantic masterpieces "Chu Ci" that will shine through the ages, and so on. The rich, colorful and splendid pre-Qin literature laid a firm foundation for the development of literature in my country for two thousand and hundreds of years.
Overall characteristics: a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend. In that special era of great social turmoil, Confucianism represented by Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi, Taoism represented by Laozi and Zhuangzi, Legalism represented by Han Feizi, and Mohism represented by Mozi were the most prosperous, and they wrote books one after another. Speaking, promoting one's political opinions and expressing one's vision for the direction of society. Others include small groups such as miscellaneous families, famous families, and farmers.