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This book takes the history of world civilization and literature as reference to comprehensively depict various scenes of Chinese literary tradition. Covering time from ancient times to contemporary times, the discussion objects also include literary works by writers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese. More importantly, for the first time, "Columbia Chinese Literary History" is organized into poetry, prose, novels, drama and other genres, taking into account both time and theme. In this way, it has a new prism that transcends time and genre, focusing on the blurred boundaries between literature and poetry, novels and dramas, and the interaction between spoken and written language. It pays special attention to the continuity of tradition and its evolution in the twentieth century and even today. Each part is arranged in chronological order. In addition to historical background, it also touches on the influence of popular culture, the impact of Buddhism, the role of women, exchanges with ethnic minority literature and language, etc. It breaks the boundaries between ancient and modern literary history and provides readers with clues to the evolution of various literary styles from ancient times to the present. It is a special work on the history of Chinese literature. This time, a new preface by Mei Weiheng has been added to describe the changes in research ideas after 20 years and respond to academic debates. The binding is divided into eight volumes and is portable. It not only echoes the style of narrating literary history by genre, but also highlights the readability of the book. It can be said that content and form complement each other.

This book comprehensively depicts various scenes of Chinese literary tradition, and takes the history of world civilization and literature as reference. The era spans from ancient times to the present day, and the narrative objects also include literary works by writers from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese. For the first time, chapters are divided into themes according to literary genres such as poetry, prose, novels, and dramas. The first chapter provides an overview of the key elements of Chinese literature. Each chapter is organized in chronological order and is an independent chapter. Topics covered include: the historical background of relevant works, the influence of popular culture, the impact of Buddhism, the role of women, exchanges with ethnic minority literature and language, etc.