This is a list of Chinese writers. == Chronological list == === Qin dynasty and before === Gan De (fl. 4th century BC) Gongsun Long (c. 325–250 BC) Kong Qiu (551–479 BC) Li Kui (fl. 4th century BC) Lu Jia (d. 170 BC) Han Fei (280–233 BC) Mengzi (372–289 BC) Mozi (c. 470–391 BC) Qu Yuan (343–278 BC) Shang Yang (390–338 BC) Shen Dao (c. 395–315 BC) Shen Buhai (d. 337 BC) Shi Shen (fl. 4th century BC) Song Yu (fl. 3rd century BC) Sunzi (544–496 BC) Sun Bin (d. 316 BC) Wu Qi (440–381 BC) Xunzi (…