Ⅰ. Fiction's Development from Remote Antiquityto the Qin and Han Dynasties 1. Romantic Myths of Remote Antiquity 2. Interesting Fables of the Pre-Qin Dynasty 3. Splendid Prose of the Qin and Han Dynasties 4. Bizarre Superstitious Legends 5. Weird and Uncanny Zhiguai Fabrications
Ⅱ. Fictions Prosperous in the Wei,Jin and Southern & Northern Dynasties 1. Rich and Varied Zhiguai Fictions 2. Concise and Vivid Zhiren Fictions 3. Artistic Achievement of the“Two Precious Jades of Wenyan” 4. Impact of Fictions in the Six Dynasties upon Later Ages
Ⅲ. Fictions Amazing in the Tang Dynasty 1. Brief Account of the Tang Fictions 2. Mature Wenyan Short Stones 3. Styles and Artistic Features of the Tang Romance 4. Classification of the Tang Fictions
IV. Fictions Flourishing in the Song and Yuan Dynasties 1. Fantastic and Vivid Shuohua 2. Rusticand Popular Huaben Literature 3. A Valuable Complement to the Wenyan Fictions
Ⅴ. Fiction Genres of the Ming Dynasty 1. Brief Account of the Ming Fictions 2. Romance ofthe Thtee Kingdoms and WaterMargin 3. A Brilliant Chapter of the Vernacular Short Stories 4. Sparkle of the Wenyan Short Stories VI. Fictions Blossoming in the Qing Dynasty 1. Brief Account of the Qing Fictions 2. Unique Masterpiece—Dream of Red Mansion 3 Peak of the Wenyan Fictions 4. Vernacular Short Stories with New Writing Techniques Closingt