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  • 经(jīng): Confucian classics and literacy lecture
  • 史 (shǐ): Historical and geographic works
  • 子 (zǐ): Philosophical works belonging to the Hundred Schools of Thoughts, also including works on agriculture, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, divination, art criticism and other miscellaneous writings
  • 集 (jí): Literary works, including the collection of poetry, Chu Ci (literary articles), Poetry review and music, etc.

Important terms:

  • Vernacular Chinese: Also known as Baihua; the forms of written Chinese based on the varieties of Chinese spoken throughout China. A written vernacular based on Mandarin Chinese was used in novels in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and later refined by intellectuals associated with the May Forth Movement
  • May Fourth Movement: The May Fourth Movement was a Chinese anti-imperialist, cultural and political movement which grew out of students protests in Beijing on May 4th, 1919
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