China's First Collection of Vernacular Short Stories: Yu Dafu's Sinking.
China's First Modern Vernacular Novel: Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman
China's First New Poetry Collection —— Hu Shi's Attempt Collection
China's first drama script: Hu Shi's "lifelong event"
China's first collection of proletarian poems and songs: the restoration of Guo Moruo
The first proletarian drama group in China: Shanghai Art Drama Society, which was established by He Zhengyu 1929.
The earliest new literature group in China: Literature Research Association.
China's earliest short story of stream of consciousness: Guo Moruo's Can Chun.
One of the earliest poetry periodicals in China: the collection of poems edited by Zhu Ziqing and others.
China's earliest reportage works: Qu Qiubai's trip to a hungry country and A New History of Chidu.
Ye, the earliest fairy tale writer in China.
China's first military work (Sun Tzu's Art of War): Sun Tzu's Art of War (Spring and Autumn Sun Wu)
China's First Dictionary —— Erya
China's first dictionary: Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty)
China's First Selected Works: Selected Works of Zhaoming
China's first national history book: Mandarin (Spring and Autumn Period Zuo Qiuming)
China's first collection of myths: Shan Hai Jing
China's first collection of classical Chinese novels: Shi Shuo Xin Yu (Liu Yiqing in Southern Song Dynasty)
China's first collection of strange stories in classical Chinese, Sou Shen Ji.
The Analects of Confucius is China's first historical book in the form of quotations, which records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.
China's first biographical general history: Historical Records (Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty) Lu Xun praised the book as "no rhyme and Li Sao"
China's First Encyclopedia: Yongle Dadian
China's First Collection of Political Essays: New Books (Jia Yi, Western Han Dynasty)
China's First Chronicle: Hanshu (Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty)
China's first chronicled history book: Zuo Zhuan, also known as Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period (Spring and Autumn Zuo Qiuming).
China's First Chronological General History —— Zi Tong Zhi Jian (Sima Guang in Northern Song Dynasty)
China's First Rhyme Book: Qieyun
China's First Book Catalogue: Seven Outlooks (Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xin)
China's First Dating Poem: The Whole Tang Poetry
China's First Grammar Book —— Ma Shi Wen Tong
China's first album recording the words and deeds of counselors and military strategists: The Warring States Policy.
China's first collection of historical essays describing personal words and deeds: Yan Zi Chun Qiu.
China's first lyric poem: Li Sao (Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period)
China's first long narrative poem: Peacock flies southeast.
The First Foreign Translation of China's Classics: On Mahayana Belief (Translator: Xuanzang)
China's first monograph on literary criticism: Dian Lun Wen (Three Kingdoms Cao Pi)
China's first famous opera: Dou E Yuan Yuan (Guan Hanqing at the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty)
China's first Zhang Hui novel: Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties)
China's first satirical novel: The Scholars (Qing Wu Jingzi)
China's First Satire Novel: The Appearance of Officialdom (Qing Li Garbo)
China's First Historical Novel —— Mu's Story
China's first collection of philosophical essays: Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (a miscellaneous work compiled by followers who are not afraid of organization).
China's first systematic monograph on literary theory and criticism: Wen Xin Diao Long (Southern Dynasties, Liu Xie)
China's first monograph on poetry theory and criticism: Shi Pin (Liang Zhongrong in the Southern and Northern Dynasties)
China's first popular science work, a comprehensive academic work written in notebook form: Meng Qian Bi Tan (Shen Kuo in Northern Song Dynasty).
China's first diary travel notes: Xu Xiake's travel notes (Xu Hongzu in Ming Dynasty)
China's first hydrogeology monograph: Notes on Water Mirror.
China's first romantic fairy tale: The Journey to the West (Wu Ming Cheng En)
China's first collection of short stories in classical Chinese: Strange Stories from a Lonely Studio (Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty)
The first poetess in China: Li Qingzhao (Qing)
The first poetess in China: Chae Yeon (Wen Xi)
The first great patriotic poet in China: Qu Yuan (Warring States Period)
Tao Yuanming, the first pastoral poet in China (Eastern Jin Dynasty)
The first landscape poet in China: Xie Lingyun (Southern and Northern Dynasties)
The earliest inventor of movable type papermaking in China: Cai Lun, eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The First Inventor of Chinese Movable Type Printing: Bi Sheng, a commoner in Northern Song Dynasty.
Lu You, the poet who wrote the most poems in ancient China (Southern Song Dynasty).
China's First Modern New Poetry Collection: Goddess (Modern Guo Moruo)
Wang Gui and Li Xiangxiang, the first long narrative poem written in the form of albatross (Li Ji)
The first collection of essays in the history of China's new literature: the grave (modern Lu Xun)
The first novella in the history of China's new literature: The True Story of Ah Q (modern Lu Xun)
The first vernacular novel in the history of China's new literature: Diary of a Madman (modern Lu Xun)
The first collection of vernacular short stories in the history of China's new literature: Scream (modern Lu Xun)
The first collection of prose poems in the history of China's new literature: Weeds (modern Lu Xun)
Bing Xin, the first children's writer in China's new literature history.
Ye Shengtao, the first writer in the history of China's new literature to open up a "fairy tale garden".
The first reportage work in the history of China's new literature: The Bonded Worker (Xia Yan)
The First New Literature Society in China: Literature Research Association. (Founded in 192 1, initiated by, Zheng Zhenduo and Ye)
China's first novel about national industry: Mao Dun's Midnight.
Lao She, the first writer in New China to win the title of "People's Artist", China.