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Zhugongdiao
Zhugongdiao is a form of storytelling and singing literature. It was born in the Northern Song Dynasty, prospered in the Jin and Southern Song Dynasties, and fell into decay in the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan Opera - the Main Body of Literature in Yuan Dynasty
Literature of the Yuan dynasty has not a long history, but its development trend is worth special attention. In Yuan dynasty, narrative light literature witnessed considerable development.
Script for Storytelling of the Song Dynasty
"Hua ben" is the script that storytellers use in performance. "Hua" means story, and "ben" means scripts. "Shuo hua", storytelling, is a skill born during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and people performing the skill are called storytellers.
Novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the prosperous periods in the history of Chinese novels. From the Ming Dynasty, novel as a literary form fully displayed its social functions and literary values.
Han Fu
Han Fu is a literary form between poem and prose, i.e. rhymed prose.
Tang Poetry
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of classical Chinese poetry. As one of the excellent literature heritages of China, Tang poetry is also a bright pearl of literature treasure of the world.
Poems of the Qing Dynasty
Poets of the Qing Dynasty outnumbered any previous dynasty and the abundance of their works was also unparalleled.
South Opera and the Romance of the Lute
South Opera (or skit of southern tunes), was created in the rural places in Wenzhou at the end of Northern Song Dynasty.
Taikang Literature
Taikang was a prosperous period of literature in the Western Jin Dynasty.