The author of the four books and five classics

The "Four Books" in the Four Books and Five Classics refer to Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. The Five Classics refer to The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu.

1, The University was written by Ceng Zi in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

2. The author of The Doctrine of the Mean is Zi Si in the Spring and Autumn Period.

3. The author of The Analects of Confucius is a disciple of Confucius, who was re-transmitted during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The author of Mencius is Mencius and his disciples and re-disciples in the Warring States Period.

5. The author of The Book of Songs was anonymous and circulated in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was collected by Yin Jifu and edited by Confucius in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

6. The author of Shangshu is pre-Qin philosophers.

7. The author of The Book of Rites was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

8. The author of Zhouyi is Ji Chang in the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty.

9. The author of Spring and Autumn Annals is Zuo Qiuming at the end of Spring and Autumn Annals.

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The influence of the four books and five classics;

In ancient China, there were "Four Books and Five Classics" as proposition books and textbooks for selecting talents in imperial examinations. As long as we talk about the traditional culture of China, we must mention the "Four Books and Five Classics".

"Four Books and Five Classics" is an important part of China's traditional culture, the core carrier of Confucianism and the treasure of China's historical and cultural ancient books. The Confucian classic "Four Books and Five Classics" is profound and has a very high position in the history of world cultural thought.

The "Four Books and Five Classics" recorded in detail the political, military, diplomatic and cultural historical materials in the most active period in the history of China's national ideological and cultural development, as well as the important philosophical thoughts of Confucius and Mencius that have influenced China culture for thousands of years. There is nothing else in the examination paper for selecting officials in the imperial examinations of past dynasties, but it must come from the "four books and five classics", which shows its importance to being an official and being a man.

Today, the contents and philosophical thoughts contained in the Four Books and Five Classics still have positive significance and strong reference value for us modern people. The Four Books and Five Classics have had an immeasurable impact on social norms, interpersonal communication and social culture. Their influence spread all over the world, benefiting generations of descendants. The Four Books and Five Classics are masterpieces that continue Chinese culture and are the same heritage of human civilization.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Books and Five Classics (Four Books and Five Classics)

Baidu Encyclopedia-University ("University" in Ceng Zi)

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese Vocabulary)

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Analects of Confucius (China Confucian Classics)

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Book of Songs (the earliest collection of poems in China)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shangshu (China Ancient Books)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Book of Rites (Confucian Classic Books)

Baidu encyclopedia-Zhouyi

Baidu Encyclopedia-Spring and Autumn Period (the historical stage of the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty)

Baidu encyclopedia-biography of Zuo Shi in Spring and Autumn Period