Chinese literary genres

'''''' ( , ) is a genre of Chinese fiction and low fantasy concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, donghua, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. Although they are commonly described as a subgenre of martial arts movies, according to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to b

Xianxia () is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and influenced by philosophies of Taoism, Chan Buddhism, Confucianism, Chinese martial arts, classical Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, Chinese alchemy, and other classical elements of Chinese culture, It is also closely related to the wuxia and shenmo genre, as it developed as a subgenre of wuxia and simultaneously as a subgenre of shenmo before branching out to become a distinct martial arts genre by the late 19th century. It is often considered akin to other high fantasy genres such as the sword and sorce

Chinese literature portraying damage caused by the Cultural Revolution

classical Chinese fictional short story

subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction

ancient Chinese fictional literature

Chinese literary genre recording personal insights, experiences and trifles, consisting of scattered stories, anecdotes, quotations, random musings, philological speculations, literary criticism, etc.

subgenre of Chinese crime fiction involving government magistrates who solve criminal cases

school of Chinese literature in the early 20th century

Chuānyuè (, ), also chuānkōng (), shortened from chuānyuè shíkōng (), is a Chinese genre of speculative fiction where the protagonist normally travels back in time to historical periods or travels to parallel universes and different worlds. Time travel in these stories is most often in the direction of the past and may include fantasy or magical motifs.