Who was the most accomplished writer in all of China's dynasties?

In the Western Han and Eastern Han dynasties, Sima Qian and Ban Gu were the most accomplished writers. Sima Qian was a famous historian in ancient China and the author of the annalistic history book, Records of the Historian. Ban Gu was a famous politician, writer and historian in ancient China. His work Han Shu was a masterpiece in ancient Chinese history books, which had a profound impact on the development of ancient Chinese history and politics. Both of them were outstanding representatives in the history of Chinese literature.

There was no definite answer to this question because the term " the most accomplished writer " was a little vague. Different writers had made achievements in different fields and periods, and it was difficult to classify them into a certain type. If only the sales volume and influence of literary works were considered, then some writers might be considered the most accomplished writers, such as William shakespeare, Cao Xueqin, Dickens, Maugham, Ernest hemmingway, Faulkner, and so on. The works of these writers had a high reputation and influence on a global scale, and were widely read and studied. However, if one considered other factors such as literary style, literary theory, literary influence, and so on, it would be even more complicated. Different writers had outstanding achievements in different aspects. It was difficult to simply classify them into one type.

1815 - 1870. Cao Xueqin's representative work was 'Dream of the Red Chamber', which was a novel describing China's feudal society and was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. "Dream of the Red Chamber" was famous not only in China but also in the world for its delicate psychological description, complicated character relationships, and profound thoughts.

The most accomplished writer of the Han Dynasty was Sima Qian (c. 104-c. 90 B.C.). He was a famous historian and writer in ancient China. He was also one of the authors of the Records of the Historian and was known as the "giant of historians". Records of the Historian was one of the most important historical works in ancient China, which had a profound influence on ancient Chinese history and literature. Sima Qian's literary works used history as the theme and mainly recorded events, showing a strong sense of justice and patriotic feelings. He was one of the outstanding representatives in the history of ancient Chinese literature.

The most accomplished writer of the Han Dynasty was Sima Qian (c. 104-c. 89 B.C.), a historian and writer of the Western Han Dynasty and one of the authors of the Records of the Historian. Records of the Historian was one of the most important historical works in ancient China, which had a profound influence on ancient Chinese history and culture. Sima Qian's literary achievements were also very high. His poems, essays, and essays all had high artistic value.

The most accomplished writer in the Han Dynasty was Sima Qian (104 - 89 B.C.). He was a famous historian and writer in ancient China and the author of Records of the Historian. Records of the Historian was one of the most important historical works in ancient China, which had a profound influence on ancient Chinese history and culture. Sima Qian's literary achievements were also very high. His poems, essays, and novels all had high artistic and literary value.

The most accomplished writer in the history of Chinese literature was Lu Xun. He was one of the important representatives of modern Chinese literature and was hailed as the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's literary works had strong social criticism and humane care, which deeply reflected the social and people's conditions at that time and had a profound impact on modern Chinese literature. His masterpieces included the novels A Madman's Diary, The True Story of Ah Q, Medicine, and so on. These works were regarded as classics of modern Chinese literature. In addition, Lu Xun was also committed to promoting the development of modern Chinese culture, advocating the New Culture Movement and creating a precedent for modern literature. His contributions and achievements left an indelible mark on the history of Chinese literature.

The most successful novel in ancient China was probably Dream of the Red Chamber. This novel was regarded as a classic in the history of Chinese literature in the Qing Dynasty. It used the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others as the main line to show the life scenes and characters of the feudal society of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, it also reflected the political, social and cultural problems at that time. This novel had a high achievement in literature, art, thought and so on. It was regarded as a milestone in the history of Chinese novels.

Liu E and Huang Zhongzhao represented the highest achievement of novel theory in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Liu E was a famous novelist and novel theorist during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. He wrote works such as "A Collection of Fictions" and put forward novel theories such as "the novel is a reflection of society" and "the plot determines the character", which had a profound impact on the later novel creation and research. Huang Zhongzhao was also a novelist and novel theorist in the Qing Dynasty. He proposed that "the novel is a kind of style" and "the novel should be based on the truth as the first principle" and other novel theories, which also had an important enlightenment effect on the later novel creation and research. Liu E and Huang Zhongzhao's novel theory believed that the novel was a kind of social criticism and a literary form that reflected social life. They emphasized the importance of the plot and the creation of characters in the novel, and advocated that the truth should be the first principle. These were the important achievements of the novel theory of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which had a far-reaching impact on the later literary creation and research.

Wu Si represented the highest achievement of novel theory in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 1920s, he began to study novels and put forward many important novel theories, such as "psychological description is the source of novel creation","plot is the key to novel creation","character image is the soul of novel creation" and so on. His novel theory had a profound influence on the development of modern Chinese novels.