What are the advantages of the Four Books and Five Classics?

Used as a proposition book and teaching material for selecting talents in the imperial examination. 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. Science has promoted the selection of officials in past dynasties, and the propositions in the test paper are nothing more than "four books and five classics", which shows its importance to the way of being an official. 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 have continued the masterpieces of Chinese culture through the ages, and they are both the heritage of human civilization.

-Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia