The works of a hundred schools of thought contended in the Spring and Autumn Period are as follows

1. There are 4,324 works in which a hundred schools of thought contend, and only more than 20 have been circulated so far, among which the most widely circulated are:

Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Mozi, Guan Zi, Wen Zi, Liezi, Yin Wenzi, Han Feizi, Lv Chunqiu, etc.

Second, a hundred schools of thought contend is a general term for various academic schools in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties. According to the Records of Hanshu Yiwenzhi, there are 189 * * articles and 4324 works. Later books, such as Annals of Sui Shu Classics and Records of Sikuquanshu, recorded thousands of "schools of thought contend".

Third, a hundred schools of thought contend widely, with great influence and the greatest reputation, but there are only dozens. To sum up, only 12 school has developed into a school. Among the hundred schools, legalists, Taoists, Mohists, Confucianists, yin and yang scholars, famous artists, miscellaneous scholars, farmers, novelists, military strategists and doctors are the most widely circulated.