Top Ten Prose Writers in China

(1) Jia Yi (200-168): Western Han Dynasty political commentator and writer, a native of Luoyang, known as "Jia Sheng", with the text of "Over Qin", "Chen Political Affairs", "Hanging Qu Yuan Fugue".

(2) Han Yu (758-824): Tang Dynasty writer and philosopher, the word retreat, a native of Hengyang, later known as Han Changli, is the advocate of the ancient literature movement, is honored as "Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Great Masters," the first, there are the "Teacher's Discourse", "Sacrifice of the Twelve Lang" and so on.

(3) Liu Zongyuan (773-819): a Tang Dynasty literati and philosopher, known as Liu Hedong (柳河东), one of the Eight Great Poets of the Tang and Song dynasties. He is the author of The Treatise on Feudalism (封建論), and The Serpent Catchers (捕蛇者说), etc. He is also the founder of the ancient literature movement.

(4) Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072): the Northern Song Dynasty literati, historians, the word Yongshu, the number of Drunken Weng, Luling, advocating ancient literature, poetry and literature innovation leader, "Tang and Song Dynasty, one of the Eight Greats", the author of the "Pavilion of the Drunken Weng Pavilion", "Autumn Sound Fugue" and so on.

(5) Wang Anshi (1021-1086): a Northern Song politician and literary scholar, with the character of Jiefu and the number of Banshan, a native of Linchuan, one of the Eight Greats of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the author of "Reply to Sima's Admonition Book," among others.

(6) Su Shi (1036-1101): a writer and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, with the name of Zizhan and the name of Dongpo Jushi, he took part in the Poetry and Literature Renovation Movement together with Ouyang Xiu, and was one of the "Eight Great Men of the Tang and Song Dynasties", and was also known for his famous works such as "The Former Red Cliff Fugue".

(7) Gui Youguang (1506-1571): a Ming Dynasty literary scholar with the name Xifu, Zhenchuan, a native of Kunshan, and a representative of the "Tang and Song Schools", who wrote the Collected Writings of Mr. Zhenchuan.

(8) Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610): a Ming Dynasty literary scholar, with the character Zhonglang, and the name Shigong, a native of Gong'an, good at poetry and literature, one of the "Three Yuan", known as the "Gong'an School" in the literary world, and the "Collection of Yuan Zhonglang".

(9) Yao Nai (1731-1815): a Qing Dynasty prose writer, with the name of Ji Chuan (姬传), and the number of Shihou ("shi抱"), a native of Tongcheng ("桐城"), who worked on ancient writings, was a representative of the Tongcheng School together with Fang Zhao (方苞).

(10) Liang Qichao (1873-1929): a leader of the modern bourgeois reform movement, with the character Zhuo Ru, No. Ren Gong, also known as the Master of the Drinking Ice Room, a native of Xinhui, advocated for a change of the law, and published the Drinking Ice Room Collected Works.

'Excerpted from Ranking.com'