The aristocratic education system of the Zhou Dynasty in China began in the Zhou Dynasty in 1046 BC. The official school of the Zhou king required students to master six basic talents: etiquette, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics. From "Zhou Li·Bao Shi": "To raise a country's sons with the Tao is to teach six skills: the first is called Five Rituals, the second is called Six Music, the third is called Five Shooting, the fourth is called Five Controls, the fifth is called Six Books, and the sixth is called Nine Numbers. ” This is the so-called “Six Arts” that “comprehends the Five Classics and the Six Arts”.
Books: refers to the six books of calligraphy (writing, literacy, and composition): pictograms, referring to things, understanding, pictographs, notes, and borrowings.