The Thirteen Classics and the Five Classics of the Han Dynasty gradually developed, and finally formed in what period?

The Thirteen Classics was finally formed in the Southern Song Dynasty. Thirteen Classics, thirteen Confucian classics formed in the Southern Song Dynasty, are The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Zhou Li, Yi Li, Book of Changes, Zuo Zhuan, Gong Yang Zhuan, Liang Zhuan, The Analects of Confucius, Er Ya and Li Zhuan.

Its formation process is as follows: in Han dynasty, poetry, calligraphy, Yi, Li and Spring and Autumn were the five classics established by scholars; In the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Li and Li Ji were added, and Chunqiu was divided into nine classics: Chunqiu Zuoshi Biography, Chunqiu Yanggong Biography and Chunqiu Guliang Biography. Since adulthood, there has been an increase in the school of stone carving with Xiao Jing, Analects of Confucius and Er Ya as the twelve classics. Mencius was added in the Southern Song Dynasty, so it is called Thirteen Classics.

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The content of the thirteen classics:

1, Zhouyi

Zhouyi is a book of divination, its outer layer is mysterious and its inner philosophy is profound.

2. Shangshu

Shangshu is a compilation of ancient historical documents, the main contents of which are imperial letters and conversation record, monarchs and ministers.

3. The Book of Songs

The Book of Songs is a collection of poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, which is divided into three parts: style, elegance and ode. "Wind" is a folk song, "Ya" is the orthodox elegant music of Wang Ji in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and "Ode" is a dance music for the upper class to sacrifice to the ancestral temple.

4. Zhou Li

Zhou Li, formerly known as Zhou Guan, was found among the people in the Western Han Dynasty, and most scholars think it may be the Warring States period. Mainly collected the official system of Zhou royal family and the systems of various countries during the Warring States period.

5. "ceremony"

Yili mainly records the ritual system in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

6. The Book of Rites

The Book of Rites is an anthology of Confucian scholars' articles explaining the classic book "Yili" from the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is edited by two scholars in the Western Han Dynasty-Dade, a ritual scientist, and his nephew Dai Sheng. It is a compilation of various etiquette works before Qin and Han Dynasties.

7. Biography of Spring and Autumn Annals

The three biographies of Spring and Autumn Annals are Zuo Zhuan, Yang Gongzhuan and Gu Liangzhuan, which are works formed around the classics of Spring and Autumn Annals. Zuo Zhuan may have been written by Zuo Qiuming at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, but some people think it is a work at the beginning of the Warring States Period, focusing on the statement of historical events. The author of Biography of the Ram was a Qi man named Ram Gao in the Warring States Period. He studied under Xia Zi, a disciple of Confucius, and later became one of the three masters of Spring and Autumn Annals. The author of Gu Liangzhuan is said to be a disciple of Xia Zi, a native of Lu during the Warring States Period, named Gu Liangchi. At first, it was also taught orally, and it was not until the Western Han Dynasty that it was written. The last two biographies focus on discussion.

8. The Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius is the notes of Confucius' disciples on Confucius' quotations in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is also the record of Confucius and his disciples' words and deeds.

9. Xiao Jing

The author of The Book of Filial Piety by Confucius in the Western Han Dynasty is still controversial, but he prefers the works of Ceng Zi School. Ancient monographs on filial piety.

10, Mencius

Mencius was written by Mencius, a Confucian scholar in the Warring States Period. It is devoted to Mencius' speech, thought and behavior.

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Erya is a dictionary compiled by scholars from the Warring States to the Western Han Dynasty, which can be used to learn Confucian classics. Erya contains more than 4,300 words, which are used to explain the meaning of words and famous things, and are often used by scholars to explain classics.