At the beginning of the current era, the Chinese script was the only writing system available in East Asia. Classical works of the Warring States period and Han dynasty such as the Mencius, the Commentary of Zuo See more

Unlike Vietnam and Korea, no part of Japan was ever occupied by China. Chinese writing was brought to Japan by Buddhist missionaries from Korea, probably around the 4th or 5th centuries. The early 8th century histories Nihon Shoki and See more

• Gálik, Marián (1990), "Die theoretischen Aspekte der interliterarischen Gemeinschaft des Fernen Osten", in Diem, Werner; … See more

The Red River Delta area was occupied by Chinese empires and states for almost all of the period from 111 BC to 938 AD. When Vietnam achieved independence, it continued to use … See more

Chinese was first introduced to Korea in the first century BC, when the Han dynasty invaded the northern part of the peninsula and established the Four Commanderies. Buddhism arrived in Korea from China in the late 4th century, and spread from there to Japan. The See more

In the Tang period, other neighbouring states adopted Chinese culture and institutions, including using Chinese as the written language of … See more