The oldest book list, what books and masterpieces?

The four books and five classics refer to the combination of the four books and five classics, which 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.

List of four books: University, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. List of Five Classics: The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu. Spring and Autumn Annals are usually published together with Zuo Zhuan, Gong Yang Zhuan and Gu Liang Zhuan, which explain Spring and Autumn Annals, because their words are too brief. The naming of the Four Books began in the Song Dynasty, and the naming of the Five Classics began in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The Value Influence of Four Books and Five Classics

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.

The Four Books and Five Classics have an immeasurable influence on social norms, interpersonal communication and social culture. 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.