A famous book of literary criticism by the scholar [[王国维|王國維|wang2 guo2 wei2]], published in 1908. It is renowned for introducing the concept of "jingjie" (artistic realm or state) as the supreme standard for evaluating poetry and lyrics, blending traditional Chinese aesthetics with Western philosophical influences.

The Golden Lotus (1617), a famous Ming dynasty vernacular novel formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content