去讀一讀紅樓夢。
I did, partly in order to verify a comment I had come across stating that its practice of the Chinese language was already very similar to its modern form. And it turned out true as I had witnessed it.
Part of modern Chinese does consist of westernization, and quite obvious, with or without success, but it is not true that modern Chinese is the result of westernization.
But I think it is likely true that coping with the west was an important fact for the Chinese language having chosen its direction of growth.
I heard that 儒林外史, if I remember correctly, is more evident of the above situation. I didn't read that book myself. One can check it out.