Pre-Qin books have been passed down, but not many.
When Qin Shihuang burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, he prohibited the private collection of books on agriculture and medicine, and destroyed all the rest. Later, when Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, he burned all the books in the palace collection. In name, pre-Qin The inheritance of books ceased.
The existing pre-Qin documents handed down from ancient times are basically preserved after being compiled by the Han people. From the early Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty's law of carrying books was abolished, and the road to presenting books was opened up. In order to collect and rescue more books, the state also sent people to search for suicide notes across the country.
The country has specially developed a book collection strategy for this purpose. The collected books are kept in the Royal Secret Palace, and full-time officials are assigned to manage them. They record the arrangement of each book and submit it to the public. imperial court.
Classic works
"Guoyu": It is said to be written by Zuo Qiuming.
"The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period": written by Zuo Qiuming. The "Spring and Autumn" written by Confucius is a classic, and this book is a biography, and it is mutually verified with the contents of "Guoyu".
"Book of Changes" (Book of Changes): It is said to be written by King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. (One of the Five Classics)
"Book of Rites": It is said to have been compiled by Confucius. (One of the Five Classics)
"The Art of War": compiled by Sun Tzu, the "Sage of War".
"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals": compiled by Lu Buwei's disciples.
The Book of Songs: compiled by Confucius. (One of the Five Classics).
"Li Sao" and "Nine Songs": Qu Yuan.