Zhongguo Wenxue Shi (Chinese: 中國文學史) is a book about the history of Chinese literature by Lin Chuanjia [zh], published in 1904. It was the first known published history of Chinese literature in Chinese.^[1]

Lin Quanjia was inspired by Shina bungakushi (支那文学史; "History of Chinese Literature") by Sasakawa Rinpū [ja], published in 1898.^[2] The book focused on classical prose, and did not significantly explore works of fiction nor poetry.^[1]

According to Giovanni Vitello of the University of Naples "L'Orientale", due to the cultural difference in what "wenxue" meant in pre-1920s China, in this case how "humanities" was defined by the Imperial Edict of 1903, the work "was not exactly a "history" of Chinese literature as we would understand it today".^[1]

In 1922 Zheng Zhenduo criticized the book for having a title he felt was misleading.^[1]

• Doleželová-Velingerová, Milena (2001). "The End of the Empire to the Beginning of the Republic". In Mair, Victor (ed.). The Columbia History of Chinese Literature. New York City: Columbia University Press. pp. 711–713.
• Chen, Guoqiu (陈国球) (2005). "Wenxue shi de ming yu shi: Lin Chuanjia Zhongguo wenxue shi kaolun" 文学史的名与实:林传甲《中国文学史》考论. Jianghai Xuekan 江海学刊 (in Simplified Chinese) (4): 1–7.

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