Biography of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a historical novel in ancient China, written by Feng Menglong, a novelist in the late Ming Dynasty. Written in ancient vernacular, this novel mainly describes the history of more than 500 years from the period of Western Zhou Xuanwang to the unification of the six countries by Qin Shihuang.
Biography of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is a novel of vernacular historical romance in Ming Dynasty. When Zhou Xuanwang was easily killed, and when he was praised by chance, the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began its hundreds of years of history. This is a novel with the longest time span and the largest number of characters in ancient and modern China and foreign countries. It describes the story of "nation" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
2. Zuo's Biography in the Spring and Autumn Period
The Biography of Zuo's Family in the Spring and Autumn Period was originally named Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, and it was also called Chunqiu Zuoshi Biography and Chunqiu Biography in the Han Dynasty, and it was called Zuo Zhuan only after the Han Dynasty.
This book, with a total of 35 volumes, is one of the Confucian classics and the longest of the thirteen classics, and is listed as a classic in Sikuquanshu. It covers the period from 722 BC (the year of Luyin) to 468 BC (the 27th year of Lu Aigong).
According to legend, Zuo Zhuan is a historical book annotated by Zuo Qiuming, a native of Lu, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also called "Three Biographies of Spring and Autumn Period" together with Biography of Ram and Biography of Gu Liang. It is China's first detailed chronicle work and an outstanding masterpiece of historical prose.
3. Historical records
Historical Records, formerly known as Taishigong or Taishigong Gong Ji Taishiji, is a biographical history book written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. It is the first biographical general history in the history of China, which records the legendary era of the Yellow Emperor since ancient times.
It has a history of more than 3,000 years since the fourth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the first year of Taichu (BC 104), Sima Qian began to create Taishi Gongshu, later called Shiji. This book was used for 14 years before and after completion.
4. "Mandarin"
Guoyu is a national style work in ancient China. It was written by Zuo Qiuming. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars, including Kang Youwei, have suspected that Guoyu is a fake of Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty.
This book covers the period from the twelfth year of Zhou Muwang (990 BC) to the Western Expedition (about 947 BC) to the demise of Zhi Bo (453 BC). "Mandarin" includes courtship, feasting, satire, argument, response and some historical events and legends among nobles of various countries.
5. Warring States policy
The Warring States Policy is a national historical work, also known as the national policy. The book records the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Qin, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, Song, Wei and Zhongshan countries.
Chronicles began in the early years of the Warring States and ended in the destruction of six countries by Qin, with a history of about 240 years. The Warring States Policy is divided into 12 strategies, 33 volumes and 497 articles, which mainly describes the political opinions and words and deeds strategies of lobbyists during the Warring States period, and can also be said to be a practical training manual for lobbyists.
The book also shows the historical characteristics and social features of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period, and is an important classic for studying the history of the Warring States Period. The ideological tendency of the book Warring States Policy was denounced by scholars of past dynasties for violating Confucian orthodoxy.