Confucius' revision of Chunqiu is of great significance. He used meticulous calligraphy and exquisite words to express his thoughts of respecting the king, resisting foreign countries, correcting the name and maintaining unity.
The language of events recorded in Chunqiu is extremely concise, but almost every sentence implies praise and criticism, which is called "Chunqiu brushwork" and "subtle meaning" by later generations. It is one of the classic Confucian Classics in ancient China, the first chronological history book in China and the national history of Lu in Zhou Dynasty. The existing version is said to have been revised by Confucius.
From 2065438 to February 2009, it was reported that more than 5,200 bamboo slips were unearthed from Houhai Tomb. After interpretation by experts, Confucian classics including Chunqiu and its exegesis were discovered.
The influence of Chunqiu on later generations;
No matter from which aspect, the groundbreaking of Chunqiu is indisputable. Its chronological style is one of the three major historical styles of "the sun and the moon take the second place, and the year takes the second place", which sets an example for later generations and has many imitators, especially Zi Tongzhi Jian.
Its private nature broke the official monopoly on history and became the pioneer of a hundred schools of thought contending. In the Twenty-Six History, as many as one third of people study privately, which can also be said to be caused by its guidance. Its spring and autumn brushwork, no matter how many later generations pierced the attachment, but its own historical spirit is beyond doubt, that is, courage, frankness and selflessness.