title: Ancient Chinese
text: # Ancient Chinese
  
  Ancient Chinese may refer to:
  
  * The people—particularly Han people—of ancient China
  * Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese, the ancient form of spoken Chinese
  * Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese, the form now known as "Ancient Chinese" in China
  * Middle Chinese, the form employed by the Tang poets and often known as "Ancient Chinese" in older English texts
  