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    Chinese literature spans Chinese history through each dynasty passing down works, forming a treasure of profound works. Japanese literature similarly covers a long period from the 5th century AD to present. Both Chinese and Japanese literature have 4 periods - for China these are Classical, Modern, Contemporary, and Present Age periods while Japan has Ancient, Classical, Medieval, and Modern periods. A key difference is that Chinese uses only Chinese characters while Japanese uses Chinese characters (kanji) as well as two syllabaries. While Chinese culture influenced Japan, their cultures and literatures remain quite different despite their proximity. Both are considered major world literatures comparable to English in age and variety.

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    Chinese literature spans Chinese history through each dynasty passing down works, forming a treasure of profound works. Japanese literature similarly covers a long period from the 5th century AD to present. Both Chinese and Japanese literature have 4 periods - for China these are Classical, Modern, Contemporary, and Present Age periods while Japan has Ancient, Classical, Medieval, and Modern periods. A key difference is that Chinese uses only Chinese characters while Japanese uses Chinese characters (kanji) as well as two syllabaries. While Chinese culture influenced Japan, their cultures and literatures remain quite different despite their proximity. Both are considered major world literatures comparable to English in age and variety.

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    Chinese literature spans Chinese history through each dynasty passing down works, forming a treasure of profound works. Japanese literature similarly covers a long period from the 5th century AD to present. Both Chinese and Japanese literature have 4 periods - for China these are Classical, Modern, Contemporary, and Present Age periods while Japan has Ancient, Classical, Medieval, and Modern periods. A key difference is that Chinese uses only Chinese characters while Japanese uses Chinese characters (kanji) as well as two syllabaries. While Chinese culture influenced Japan, their cultures and literatures remain quite different despite their proximity. Both are considered major world literatures comparable to English in age and variety.

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    Activity #3: Comparison & Contrast on Chinese & Japanese Literature

    Surname: Madamba

    First name: Mc Kevin Jade

    Student No: 19-070043

    Date of Submission: 10/10/2020

    Comparison & Contrast on Chinese & Japanese Literature

    Chinese literature remains a hidden seam in the rich strata of Chinese culture. As a matter of

    fact, it is a treasure of a very considerable number of brilliant and profound works as each dynasty, in

    the long history of China, has passed down its legacy of magnificent events and works. Japanese

    literature is one of the major bodies of Oriental Literature. It is less voluminous than Chinese Literature

    but comparable to Arabic, Persian and Indian Literature. It covers the period from the fifth century A.D

    to the present. Chinese have 4 classes of literature the Classical Literature (1644- 1911), Modern

    Literature, Contemporary Literature (1919-1949) and Present Age Literature (1949- present). Japanese

    have also 4 classes of literature the Ancient Literature, Classical Literature, Medieval Literature and

    Modern Literature. Chinese is written entirely in hanzi. Japanese makes use of kanji mostly similar to

    hanzi, nut also has two syllabaries of its own: hiragana and katakana. Chinese culture greatly influenced

    the Japanese culture and yet they are almost as different from each other as any two neighboring

    countries can ever be. Both Chinese and Japanese literature are one of the major literatures of the

    world comparable to English literature in age and variety.

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