Abstract: In Chinese traditional narration,characters,time,and plot are closely connected.The early historical narration shows the subjective evolution of historical rules in the course of time,which is in close connection with the ideology in Chinese classical society.In the popular narration after Tang dynasty,the development of characters and plot in time contains a deep moral and cultural consciousness,which shows a skeptical sense of that time.The long narration after Ming and Qing dynasties reveals an awareness of life and self-consciousness,a coincidence of people’s consciousness and time.The time consciousness which is contained in the whole Chinese traditional narration reveals the world outlook and ideology based on Chinese traditional culture.

Key words: traditional narration, time consciousness, evolution