The Four Books and the Five Classics refer to the collective name of the "Four Books" and the "Five Classics". They are the core books studied by Confucian and Hakka students in the past dynasties. Among the many literary works of Chinese traditional culture, the Four Books and the Five Classics occupy a considerable place. Important location. The Four Books and Five Classics record in detail historical facts on politics, military, diplomacy, culture and other aspects in the early ideological and cultural development of our country, as well as the important thoughts of thinkers such as Confucius and Mencius. [1]
List of four books: "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". List of Five Classics: "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn". Because the text of "Spring and Autumn" is too simple, it is usually published together with "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan" which explain "Chun Qiu". The name of the Four Books began in the Song Dynasty, and the name of the Five Classics began in the Han Dynasty.