modern Chinese literature
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Modern Chinese literature is the body of Chinese writing from the late 19th century onward that embraces vernacular language, new literary forms, and modern themes in response to social and political change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| modern Chinese literature canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9046733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: modern Chinese literature Context triple: [Hu Shi, influenced, modern Chinese literature]
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Meiji literature
Meiji literature refers to the body of Japanese writing produced during the Meiji era (1868–1912), marked by rapid modernization, Western influence, and the emergence of the modern Japanese novel.
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B.
Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism is a 20th-century revival and reinterpretation of Confucian thought that emphasizes moral self-cultivation, humanism, and engagement with modern philosophical currents such as democracy, science, and liberalism.
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Vietnamese literature
Vietnamese literature is the body of written and oral works produced in the Vietnamese language, reflecting the country’s historical experiences, cultural values, and philosophical and religious influences from ancient to modern times.
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Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese is the traditional written form of the Chinese language that served for centuries as the literary and scholarly standard across East Asia.
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Chinese Wikisource
Chinese Wikisource is the Chinese-language edition of Wikisource, a free online digital library of public domain and freely licensed texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: modern Chinese literature Target entity description: Modern Chinese literature is the body of Chinese writing from the late 19th century onward that embraces vernacular language, new literary forms, and modern themes in response to social and political change.
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A.
Meiji literature
Meiji literature refers to the body of Japanese writing produced during the Meiji era (1868–1912), marked by rapid modernization, Western influence, and the emergence of the modern Japanese novel.
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B.
Modern New Confucianism
Modern New Confucianism is a 20th-century revival and reinterpretation of Confucian thought that emphasizes moral self-cultivation, humanism, and engagement with modern philosophical currents such as democracy, science, and liberalism.
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C.
Vietnamese literature
Vietnamese literature is the body of written and oral works produced in the Vietnamese language, reflecting the country’s historical experiences, cultural values, and philosophical and religious influences from ancient to modern times.
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D.
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese is the traditional written form of the Chinese language that served for centuries as the literary and scholarly standard across East Asia.
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E.
Chinese Wikisource
Chinese Wikisource is the Chinese-language edition of Wikisource, a free online digital library of public domain and freely licensed texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese literature period
ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
May Fourth Movement
ⓘ
New Culture Movement ⓘ People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
Republic of China on Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
Republic of China period ⓘ late Qing dynasty reforms ⓘ |
| follows | classical Chinese literature ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Ba Jin
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Bei Dao ⓘ Can Xue ⓘ Cao Yu ⓘ Ding Ling ⓘ Eileen Chang ⓘ Gao Xingjian ⓘ Guo Moruo ⓘ Han Shaogong ⓘ Hu Shi ⓘ Jia Pingwa ⓘ Lao She ⓘ Li Ang ⓘ Lu Xun ⓘ Mao Dun ⓘ Mo Yan ⓘ Pai Hsien-yung ⓘ Qian Zhongshu ⓘ Sanmao ⓘ Shen Congwen ⓘ Tian Han ⓘ Tie Ning ⓘ Wang Anyi ⓘ Yu Hua ⓘ Zhang Ailing ⓘ
linked to:
Eileen Chang
|
| hasKeyTheme |
Cultural Revolution memory
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critique of feudalism ⓘ ethnic and regional cultures ⓘ gender and feminism ⓘ identity and subjectivity ⓘ migration and diaspora ⓘ modernization and Westernization ⓘ national salvation ⓘ revolution and class struggle ⓘ rural-urban divide ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork |
Border Town
ⓘ
Brothers ⓘ Call to Arms ⓘ
linked to:
A Call to Arms
Diary of a Madman ⓘ Family ⓘ Fortress Besieged ⓘ Midnight ⓘ Red Sorghum ⓘ Rickshaw Boy ⓘ Soul Mountain ⓘ The Republic of Wine ⓘ The Song of Everlasting Sorrow ⓘ
linked to:
Song of Everlasting Sorrow
The True Story of Ah Q ⓘ To Live ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
adoption of new literary forms
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experimentation with narrative form ⓘ focus on modern social and political themes ⓘ individual subjectivity ⓘ realism ⓘ use of vernacular language instead of classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasRelatedField |
Chinese literary criticism
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comparative literature ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasSubPeriod |
May Fourth literature
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linked to:
May Fourth Movement
avant-garde literature of the 1980s ⓘ contemporary Chinese literature after 1978 ⓘ left-wing literature of the 1930s ⓘ root-seeking literature ⓘ scar literature ⓘ socialist realist literature in the PRC ⓘ wartime literature against Japan ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
modern Chinese drama
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modern Chinese essay ⓘ modern Chinese fiction ⓘ modern Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese classical literary tradition
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Enlightenment thought ⓘ Japanese literature ⓘ Marxism ⓘ Russian literature ⓘ Western literature ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | Chinese departments at universities worldwide ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn |
Hong Kong
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linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
People’s Republic of China
Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
baihua
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vernacular Chinese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: modern Chinese literature Description of subject: Modern Chinese literature is the body of Chinese writing from the late 19th century onward that embraces vernacular language, new literary forms, and modern themes in response to social and political change.
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