Timeline of Chinese texts

This is a timeline of important Chinese texts including their final primary author and character count when available.

11th century BC

YearDateEvent
1050 BCEtiquette and Ceremonial (56,115 characters) by the Duke of Zhou
11th-7th centuries BCClassic of Poetry (39,224 characters)

9th century BC

YearDateEvent
850 BCYijing (24,207 characters)

5th century BC

YearDateEvent
496 BCThe Art of War (6,075 characters) by Sunzi
451 BCGuoyu (book) by Zuo Qiuming
450 BCSpring and Autumn Annals (~18,000 characters)

4th century BC

YearDateEvent
391 BCMozi (book) (~100,000 characters) by Mozi et al.
381 BCWuzi (16,127 characters) by Wu Qi
350 BCThirty-Six Stratagems
Classic of Filial Piety (1,903 characters)
The Methods of the Sima (3,431 characters) by Sima Rangju
338 BCThe Book of Lord Shang (24,519 characters) by Shang Yang
325 BCWei Liaozi (49,034 characters) by Wei Liao
Daodejing by Laozi
316 BCSun Bin's Art of War by Sun Bin
301 BCYi Zhou Shu

3rd century BC

YearDateEvent
300 BCBook of Rites (99,027 characters)
Zuo zhuan (196,845 characters) by Zuo Qiuming
Book of Documents (25,000 characters)
289 BCMengzi (book) (34,685 characters) by Mengzi et al.
286 BCZhuangzi (book) (64,606 characters) by Zhuang Zhou
284 BCZhan Guo Ce (120,000 characters) by Su Qin
263 BCChu Ci by Qu Yuan and Song Yu
239 BCLüshi Chunqiu by Lü Buwei
238 BCXunzi (book) (91,000 characters) by Xun Kuang
233 BCHan Feizi (~100,000 characters) by Han Fei
221 BCShiben
Six Secret Teachings (~20,000 characters)

2nd century BC

YearDateEvent
186 BCThree Strategies of Huang Shigong (3,800 characters) by Jiang Ziya
150 BCRites of Zhou (45,806 characters ) by anonymous
140 BCAnalects (13,113 characters) by Kongfuzi et al.

1st century BC

YearDateEvent
94 BCRecords of the Grand Historian (533,505 characters) by Sima Qian
50 BCErya (13,113 characters) by anonymous
6 BCClassic of Mountains and Seas (34,744 characters) by Liu Xiang

2nd century

YearDateEvent
111Book of Han (742,298 characters) by Ban Gu

3rd century

YearDateEvent
265Weilüe by Yu Huan
280Records of the Three Kingdoms (377,803 characters) by Chen Shou

4th century

YearDateEvent
361Chronicles of Huayang (~110,000 characters) by Chang Qu

5th century

YearDateEvent
444A New Account of the Tales of the World by Liu Yiqing
445Book of Later Han (894,020 characters) by Fan Ye
450Sunzi Suanjing
488Book of Song (811,893 characters) by Shen Yue

6th century

YearDateEvent
514Book of Qi (299,257 characters) by Xiao Zixian
522Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms by Cui Hong
550Dunhuang Go Manual
554Book of Wei (998,329 characters) by Wei Shou
590Jingchu Suishiji

7th century

YearDateEvent
636Book of Liang (294,438 characters) by Yao Silian
Book of Chen (163,382 characters) by Yao Silian
Book of Northern Qi (212,506 characters) by Li Baiyao
Book of Zhou by (262,659 characters) Linghu Defen
648Book of Jin (1,158,126 characters) by Fang Xuanling
649Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong
656Book of Sui (701,698 characters) by Wei Zheng et al.
659History of the Southern Dynasties (677,624 characters) by Li Yanshou
History of the Northern Dynasties (1,106,543 characters) by Li Yanshou

8th century

YearDateEvent
710Shitong (~88,000 characters) by Liu Zhiji
724Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era by Gautama Siddha
762The Classic of Tea (~7,000 characters) by Lu You

9th century

YearDateEvent
801Tongdian (~1,700,000 characters) by Du You

10th century

YearDateEvent
945Old Book of Tang (2,002,600 characters) by Liu Xu
974Old History of the Five Dynasties (790,879 characters) by Xue Juzheng
978Taiping Guangji (~3,000,000 characters) by Li Fang
982Wudai Huiyao by Wang Pu
983Taiping Yulan (~4,700,000 characters) by Li Fang
986Wenyuan Yinghua by Li Fang
997Taiping Huanyu Ji by Yue Shi

11th century

YearDateEvent
1013Cefu Yuangui (~9,400,000 characters) by Wang Qinruo
1014Jiu Guo Zhi by Lu Zhen
1044Wujing Zongyao by Zeng Gongliang
1060New Book of Tang (1,694,794 characters) by Ouyang Xiu
1072Historical Records of the Five Dynasties (291,476) by Ouyang Xiu
1084Zizhi Tongjian (~3,000,000 characters) by Sima Guang
1088Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo

12th century

YearDateEvent
1107Treatise on Tea by Emperor Huizong of Song
1180Sushui Jiwen by Sima Guang

13th century

YearDateEvent
1200Dongdu Shilüe by Wang Cheng
1213Huang Song Shichao Gangyao Li Zhi
1225Zhu Fan Zhi by Zhao Rukuo
1274Qidan Guo Zhi by Ye Longji

14th century

YearDateEvent
1339Daoyi Zhilüe by Wang Dayuan
1344History of Liao (296,254 characters) by Toqto'a (Yuan dynasty)
History of Jin (931,070 characters) by Toqto'a (Yuan dynasty)
1345History of Song (3,980,123 characters) by Toqto'a (Yuan dynasty)
1370History of Yuan (1,611,849 characters) by Song Lian
1372Water Margin (~960,000 characters) by Shi Naian
1395Huolongjing by Jiao Yu and Liu Ji
1396Baiyi Zhuan by Qian Guxun and Li Sicong

15th century

YearDateEvent
1400Romance of the Three Kingdoms (~900,000 characters) by Luo Guanzhong
1408Yongle Encyclopedia (~370,000,000 characters)
1451Yingya Shenglan by Ma Huan

16th century

YearDateEvent
1561Jixiao Xinshu (~74,000 characters) by Qi Jiguang
1578Compendium of Materia Medica (~2,000,000 characters) by Li Shizhen
1582Journey to the West (~860,000 characters) by Wu Cheng'en
1590A Book to Burn by Li Zhi

17th century

YearDateEvent
1620Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong
1621Wubei Zhi by Mao Yuanyi
1624Stories to Caution the World by Feng Menglong
1627Stories to Awaken the World by Feng Menglong
Slapping the Table in Amazement by Ling Mengchu
1635Dijing Jingwulue by Liu Tong
1637Tiangong Kaiwu by Song Yingxing
1689Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms by Wu Renchen

18th century

YearDateEvent
1739History of Ming (2,802,544 characters) by Zhang Tingyu
1764Dream of the Red Chamber (730,000 characters) by Cao Xueqin
1773Siku Quanshu (~800,000,000 characters)
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