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The 14 pages that link to Chinese literary canon, each with the reason it gives.

• Chu CiNarrower topic: Chu Ci became a canonical counterpart to the Classic of Poetry.

• Classic of PoetryNarrower topic: The Classic of Poetry became a foundational work within this broader canon.

• Bai JuyiNarrower topic: Bai’s poems entered a canon transmitted through anthologies, commentary, and education.

• Cao ZhiNarrower topic: Cao Zhi’s poems entered this canon through anthologies and critical praise.

• The Peony PavilionRelated: The play’s long performance history established it as a major work of Chinese literature.

• Liu ZongyuanRelated: Later anthologies and criticism preserved Liu as a canonical prose writer.

• Sima XiangruNarrower topic: His fu remained a central reference point in assessments of early Chinese literary achievement.

• Wen TingyunNarrower topic: Wen’s enduring inclusion reflects the later recognition of ci as a major poetic tradition.

• Wen XuanNarrower topic: The anthology helped shape which earlier writings became canonical.

• Guan HanqingNarrower topic: Guan’s dramas have endured as major works of classical Chinese literature.

• Lu YouNarrower topic: Lu You's poems remain widely anthologized and memorized within this tradition.

• The ScholarsNarrower topic: The Scholars is regularly treated as one of the major classical Chinese novels.

• Yuan ZhenNarrower topic: Yuan Zhen’s poetry and fiction entered the tradition through later selection and commentary.

• Zhou BangyanNarrower topic: Zhou's standing among major ci poets reflects his incorporation into this literary tradition.