What are the Five Classics of China?

The Five Classics refer to The Book of Songs, Zhouyi, Shangshu, Chunqiu and Book of Rites. The Book of Songs is rich in content. The national style is mainly folk songs; Ode to Yahe is mainly used for lords and nobles of ancestral temples and imperial courts. The Book of Changes, also known as the Book of Changes, is the earliest divination book in China. Shangshu, also known as Shu Jing, is the earliest anthology of China.

Spring and Autumn Annals, also known as Spring and Autumn Annals, is the earliest chronological historical work in China, focusing on the history of Lu, and briefly recording the historical events from the year of Lu Yin to the fourteenth year and * * * 242 years.

The Book of Rites, also known as Yili, is a compilation of some etiquette systems in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with a total of 17 articles. It is said that it was made by Duke Zhou or revised by Confucius. According to the textual research of four neighbors, it is believed that the book may have been written before and during the Warring States Period.

Shangshu is divided into four parts: Yu Shu, Xia Shu, Shangshu and Zhou Shu. It mainly describes some important political events in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, such as important wars, class relations, political systems and policies, which have high historical value. However, the existing version of Shangshu is different from the ancient version.