What are these four books?

The four books refer to The University, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius and The Doctrine of the Mean. University is an introductory book for beginners of Confucian moral thought, The Analects of Confucius is one of the important classics of Confucianism, Mencius is a book that records Mencius' words and deeds, and The Doctrine of the Mean is also one of the most classic books of Taoism. The four books and five classics, collectively called the four books and five classics, are the core classics of Confucian scholars in past dynasties. Among the numerous literary works of China traditional culture, the Four Books and Five Classics occupy a very important position.

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From the Southern Song Dynasty to the end of 8900, Four Books became the official textbooks and required books for the imperial examinations. ? University and the Doctrine of the Mean are two books in The Book of Rites. ? The author of The University is said to be Ceng Zi and his disciples. The author of The Doctrine of the Mean is said to be Zisi. Zisi is the grandson of Confucius and the son of Confucius, Kong Li. ?

The author of The Analects of Confucius is said to be a disciple of Confucius and recorded the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples. The author of Mencius is said to be Mencius and his disciples, and recorded the words and deeds of Mencius and his disciples. In the compulsory education stage, there are dozens or even hundreds of excerpts from The Analects of Confucius and Mencius in Chinese textbooks, as well as excerpts often used in senior high school entrance examinations and college entrance examinations. The famous sentences and idioms taken from Four Great Classical Novels are also vast; The ancients even said that "half of the Analects of Confucius ruled the world."

Many famous sentences and their thoughts in the Four Books have been integrated into the thinking concept of China people, which has a far-reaching impact on the behavior and habits of China people.