An Introduction to Chinese Studies: What classics does The Classic include?

There are five classics, nine classics and thirteen classics. "Five Classics" refers to five Confucian classics in the pre-Qin period: Zhouyi, Shangshu, Shijing, Li and Chunqiu. Qin Shihuang burned books, except Zhouyi, which was preserved as a book of divination, and the other four books were burned. Han Confucianism restored it with its own memory, designated it as an official school, and established the "Doctor of the Five Classics", and the name of the Five Classics was formally confirmed. In the Tang Dynasty, the examination content of Ming Classics was changed to nine Classics, namely Zhouyi, Shangshu, Shijing, Zuozhuan, Book of Rites, Zhou Li, Xiaojing, Analects of Confucius and Mencius. After the Southern Song Dynasty, it gradually expanded into thirteen Confucian classics, referred to as "Thirteen Classics". They are: The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Zhou Li, Yi Li, Li Ji, Zhouyi, Zuozhuan, Gongyang Biography, Guliang Biography, Analects of Confucius, Erya, Xiaojing and Mencius.

The Jingbu of Sikuquanshu is divided into ten categories, with a total of 695 volumes, 102 14. Including the Stone Classics of Song Erti sealed by Zhang Youzhi in the third year of Song Jiayou, The Twelve Classics (without Mencius) written by Tang Wenzong in the second year, The Nine Classics written by Zhishantang in the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, The Ancient Annotation of Thirteen Classics published by Jinpan and Ge Nai in the Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty, and The Eleven Classics contained in the Collection of Bookstores in the Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty.

The Department of Classics also includes annotations of thirteen classics written by scholars of past dynasties, such as Justice of Zhouyi written by Cao Wei and Wang Bi, Justice of Book of Changes written by Kong Anguo in the Jin Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, Justice of Book of Rites written by Mao Heng in the Han Dynasty, Justice of Mao Poetry written by Zheng Xuan in the Tang Dynasty, Justice of Mao Poetry written by Kong in the Tang Dynasty, Justice of Rites Written by Zheng Xuan in the Han Dynasty and Justice of Rites written by Jia in the Tang Dynasty. Justice in the Spring and Autumn Period: Zuo Zhuan by Confucius in Tang Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan by He Xiu in Han Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan by Fan Ning in Jin Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan by Yang Shixun in Tang Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Zuo Zhuan by Guo Pu in Jin Dynasty, Zuo Zhuan in Song Dynasty and Tang Dynasty. Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty, Zuozhuan in Tang Dynasty and Zuozhuan in Song Dynasty

The Classic Department also includes some exegesis, word books and rhyme books, such as Dialect in Han Dynasty, Explanation of Names in Han Dynasty, Guangya in Qing Dynasty, Guangzheng in Wang Niansun, Jing Ci by Wang, Jing Shu by Ruan Yuan in Han Dynasty and Shuowen by Xu Shen.