Important Writers in China and Their Times and Masterpieces

1. Works of China Ancient Writers 1. The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in China. Originally, it was only called The Book of Songs, one of the Confucian classics, so it was called The Book of Songs. It was compiled in the Spring and Autumn Period of the 6th century BC, with 305 articles, which were divided into three categories: wind, elegance and ode. "Wind" national wind 15, mostly folk songs; "Elegance" is divided into elegance and vulgarity, which is the lyrics of court music; "Fu" is divided into Zhou Fu, Lu Fu and Shang Fu, and it is a music song for offering sacrifices to ancestral temples. Feng Wei in The Book of Songs? Self-preservation ","Qin Feng? Naked, hurricane? Jing Nv was selected as the teaching material. 2. Zuo Zhuan is the first chronological work with detailed narrative in China, and it is said that it was written by Zuo Qiuming, a historian of Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Spring and Autumn Annals is a history of Lu revised by Confucius, which mainly records some political, economic, military, diplomatic and cultural events in various countries in the early years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is a precious document to study the pre-Qin history of China and an excellent prose work. Among them, "When the Candle Struggles Back to Qin" was selected as the teaching material. 3. Guoyu is the earliest national history book in China, which records the historical facts of Zhou, Lu, Qi, Jin, Zheng, Chu, wuyue and other countries from 12 years (990 BC) to 16 years (453 BC). The excerpt from "Goujian Destroying Wu" is here. 4. The Warring States Policy is a book that records the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Qin, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, Song, Wei and Zhongshan, and mainly records the struggles of strategists and strategists during the Warring States period and related suggestions or remarks. Among them, "Zou Ji satirizes the King of Qi" and "Touching the Dragon and Saying Zhao" were selected as textbooks. The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius, a great thinker in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and his disciples. Judging from the title and tone of the record, it was written by Confucius disciples (including re-disciples) according to their own memories or legends. There are 20 books, one of which includes several chapters, covering politics, education, literature, philosophy and ways of life. The Analects of Confucius is the most important Confucian classic. Among them, Luz, Ceng Yong, You Ran and Gong Xihua were selected as textbooks. 6. Mencius is a book that records the words and deeds of Mencius, a thinker in the Warring States Period, and was compiled by Mencius and his disciples. Mencius consists of seven articles, covering political activities, political theory, philosophy, ethics and educational thoughts. It is one of the classic works of Confucianism. I am for the country, the story of Qi Huan's literary works, Bao Zhuang met with Mencius, and Mencius met with Liang Xiangwang and was selected as a textbook. Mencius (372-289 BC), whose name was Ke, was; Zou was a representative of Confucianism in the Warring States Period. Mencius hoped that the rulers at that time would have the heart of "forbearing others", be able to "care for the people" and "have fun with the people" and implement benevolent policies. 7. Zhuangzi was written by Zhuang Zhou (about 369-286 BC), a thinker in the mid-Warring States period, his disciples and later scholars. There are 33 articles, including 7 internal articles, 5 external articles1and miscellaneous articles 1 1. Free Travel (excerpt) was selected as the teaching material. 8. The Songs of Chu is a collection of poems by Qu Yuan, Song Yu and others during the Warring States Period, edited by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty and written by Wang Yi in the Eastern Han Dynasty (analysis of ancient books). These poems describe the local customs of Chu with the poetic style and dialect rhyme of Chu Ci, which has a strong local color, hence the name Chu Ci. Later generations therefore called this poetic style "Chu Ci Style" or "Sao Style". Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), whose real name is Ping, has the original word. During the Warring States Period, Chu people, Zuotu people, doctors in San Lv. Qu Yuan's Li Sao (excerpt) was selected as the teaching material. 9. Xunzi was written by Xun Kuang (3 13- 238 BC), a thinker at the end of the Warring States Period. A small part was written by his disciples, and there are 32 existing articles. Encourage learning was selected as the teaching material. 10. Jia Yi (former 200- former 168) was a political commentator and writer from Luoyang, Western Han Dynasty. Author of "New Book", among which "On Qin" was selected as the teaching material.