As early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there were poems recorded in writing. In China's various styles, poetry and prose are the basis. It was not until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that novels began to take shape, and it was not until the middle Tang Dynasty that mature novels appeared.
Poetry and prose are based on various styles in the history of China literature. Poetry is an article format that expresses thoughts and feelings in language, while prose is a narrative literary carrier written in words, used by the author to express true feelings and flexible writing methods.
Evolution of style
Literature originated from labor. Primitive people often make calls according to the movement speed when they are engaged in collective labor, for the purpose of reducing fatigue or coordinating actions. This sound has a certain level and interval, forming a certain rhythm. When this rhythmic voice is combined with the language that expresses the mood of workers, a rhythmic and emotional language form is produced, which is the origin of poetry. Primitive poetry,
Primitive myth is the earliest story work, which is spread by word of mouth. The productivity of primitive society was low, and people lacked sufficient scientific knowledge and understanding of natural phenomena, because they explained nature in the form of fantasy and expressed their desire to conquer and conquer nature, which led to fairy tales, such as the goddess mending the sky, filling the sea with jingwei, daily flood control in Kuafu, and shooting the sun at Houyi.