chinese literature history and notes of it.

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1. 1 HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE

2. 2 History of chinese literature One of the major literary heritage of the world, with uninterrupted history of more than 3, 000 years dating back at least to the 14 th century BCE. It’s medium is the Chinese language

3. 3 History of chinese literature Even the partial or total conquests of China for considerable periods by non-Han Chinese failed to disrupt this continuity. First documented in the Shang Dynasty due to the use of jiaguwen

4. 4 TANG DYNASTY

5. 5 TANG DYNASTY (618-907)- Early Woodblock Printing and Poetry Period of great cultural and political prosperity in ancient China, lasting from 618 to 907 CE Considered the golden age of Chinese civilization and its renowned for its economic, social, and cultural achievements In terms of government the Tang Dynasty is known for its system of civil service exams

6. 7 TANG DYNASTY (618-907)- Early Woodblock Printing and Poetry Tang Dynasty had a big empire that benefited from trade with the west along the Silk Road , battled with Tibetan Empire and experienced the growing influence of organized Buddhist religions

7. Li Bai (701-762) THE POET IMMORTAL One of the greatest romantic poets of ancient China 8

8. Du Fu (712-770 AD) THE POET SAINT Wrote more than a thousand poems. He is thought of as one of the greatest realist poets of China 9