What are the cultural characteristics of China's ancient literature?

Confucianism embodies the profound traditional characteristics of realism, and is influenced by Taoism, resulting in a heavy sense of life hardship and a romantic color of not giving in to reality. Mohist thought advocates equality, mutual assistance and friendship, and opposes war, regardless of rank.

First of all, China's ancient literature pays attention to the rational spirit of reality, focusing on the world rather than the kingdom of heaven. Secondly, the tradition of Taoism that "literature carries Tao" is based on the literary function view of poetry as a means of enlightenment. The specific stage of development was the enlightenment of Confucian poetry teaching in the Spring and Autumn Period, and then the ancient writers in Tang and Song Dynasties clearly put forward the idea of "writing carries Tao", which laid the basic spirit of ancient literature. Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty means that the value of literature highlights its social utility, while in modern times (Liang Qichao, etc. ) emphasize the influence of literature on social life, evaluate life through images, and give full play to the educational function of literature. The thought of "writing carries the Tao" had a far-reaching influence on ancient China literature, which made writers pay more attention to the interests of the country and people. Literature began to become a vassal of politics, weakening its subjective consciousness and personality freedom, and there were too many restrictive factors, which led to the non-free development of literature in this period.