Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.99

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Tan Yun-shan and Tan Chung have made historic contributions to the propagation and studies of Chinese literature in India. They also cultivated many Indian Sinologists. In 1952, Tan Yun-shan published the *History of Chinese Language and Literature* to explain China’s achievements in literary works of different styles to Indian readers. He introduced China’s four classical fiction works and China’s New Literature Movement in the early 20^th century, so as to give Indian academic circles a general idea of the development of Chinese literature. Besides teaching, Tan Chung was also engaged in the study of Chinese history, and published theories on studies of Chinese literature.