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Zhongguo Wenxue Shi

Zhongguo Wenxue Shi is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Zhongguo Wenxue Shi rather than just read about it. In short: Zhongguo Wenxue Shi (Chinese: 中國文學史) is a book about the history of Chinese literature by Lin Chuanjia, published in 1904. It was the first known published history of Chinese literature in Chinese.

Key takeaways

Zhongguo Wenxue Shi belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Zhongguo Wenxue Shi to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Zhongguo Wenxue Shi from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Zhongguo Wenxue Shi (Chinese: 中國文學史) is a book about the history of Chinese literature by Lin Chuanjia, published in 1904. It was the first known published history of Chinese literature in Chinese. Lin Quanjia was inspired by Shina bungakushi (支那文学史; "History of Chinese Literature") by Sasakawa Rinpū, published in 1898. The book focused on classical prose, and did not significantly explore works of fiction nor poetry. According to Giovanni Vitello of the University of Naples "L'Orientale", due to the cultural difference in what "wenxue" meant in pre-1920s China, in this case how "humanities" was defined by the Imperial Edict of 1903, the work "was not exactly a "history" of Chinese literature as we would understand it today". In 1922 Zheng Zhenduo criticized the book for having a title he felt was misleading.

References

Further reading Doleželová-Velingerová, Milena (2001). "The End of the Empire to the Beginning of the Republic". In Mair, Victor (ed.). The Columbia History of Chinese Literature. New York City: Columbia University Press. pp. 711–713. Chen, Guoqiu (陈国球) (2005). "Wenxue shi de ming yu shi: Lin Chuanjia Zhongguo wenxue shi kaolun" 文学史的名与实:林传甲《中国文学史》考论. Jianghai Xuekan 江海学刊 (in Simplified Chinese) (4): 1–7.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Zhongguo Wenxue Shi

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Zhongguo Wenxue Shi claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Zhongguo Wenxue Shi before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zhongguo Wenxue Shi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Zhongguo Wenxue Shi

In research: Zhongguo Wenxue Shi appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Zhongguo Wenxue Shi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Zhongguo Wenxue Shi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1904 non-fiction books, China stubs, Chinese literature, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Zhongguo Wenxue Shi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Zhongguo Wenxue Shi in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Zhongguo Wenxue Shi means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Zhongguo Wenxue Shi out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Zhongguo Wenxue Shi in simple terms?

Why does Zhongguo Wenxue Shi matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Zhongguo Wenxue Shi?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Zhongguo Wenxue Shi.