Classical Chinese Poetry

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Classical Chinese poetry is a type of poetry which is written in Classical Chinese.It is typified by certain traditional forms,or modes,and certain traditional genres.Its existence is documented as early as the publication of the Book of Poetry,dating from a traditionally,and roughly,estimated time of around BCE 500,in what is now China,but at that time an area composed of the state of Zhou and various other independent states,such as Chu.Various combinations of forms and genres exist.Many or most of these were developed by the end of the Tang Dynasty.in CE 907.

The use and development of Classical Chinese poetry actively continued up to the May Fourth Movement,in 1919,and is not totally extinct even today in the 21st century.During this over two-and-a-half thousand years of more-or-less continuous development,much diversity is displayed-both between the poetry typical of major historical periods,or,as by the traditional Chinese historical method.by dynastic periods.Major dynastic periods especially important for Classical Chinese poetry include Origins of Chinese poetry, Han poetry,Poetry of Six Dynasties,Tang poetry,and Song poetry.Another aspect of Classical Chinese poetry worthy of mention is its intense inter- relationship with other forms of Chinese art.such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy. Eventually,Classical Chinese poetry has proven to be of immense influence on Modern Poetry.