It is said that "Zuo Zhuan" is a history book written by Zuo Qiuming of Lu State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. ". It is China's first chronological history book with a detailed narrative, and it is also an outstanding masterpiece of historical prose.
The book has thirty-five volumes. It is one of the Confucian classics and the longest among the Thirteen Classics. It is listed as a classic in the Sikuquanshu. The description ranges from 722 BC (the first year of Lu Yin) to 468 BC (the 27th year of Lu Aigong).
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"Zuo Zhuan" is based on "Spring and Autumn", and adopts "Zhou Zhi", "Jin Cheng", "Zheng Shu", "Chu_杌", etc. Materials from various countries explain the outline of "Spring and Autumn" by describing the specific historical facts of the Spring and Autumn Period. In his article "Zuo Zhuan", Yang Bojun concluded that there are four ways for "Zuo Zhuan" to pass down the Spring and Autumn Annals: namely, "explaining the calligraphy of the Spring and Autumn Annals, supplementing the Spring and Autumn Annals with facts, correcting errors in the Spring and Autumn Annals and adding unnecessary Another view is that "Zuo Zhuan" is an independent history book and has no direct connection with "Spring and Autumn". The doctor of Jin Wen Jing in the Western Han Dynasty is called "Zuo Shi". Why not pass on "Spring and Autumn".
Baidu Encyclopedia - Biography of Zuo in the Spring and Autumn Period