What are some of the must-read books in the Chinese classics?

The University, the Meanwhile, the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, the Book of Songs and so on.

One, "University"

"University" is a discussion of Confucianism to cultivate the body and family, rule the country and the world of thought, originally "small Dai Li Ji" forty-second, rumored to be the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period of Zeng Zi made, in fact, for the Qin and Han Confucian works, is an ancient Chinese discussion of the theory of education is an important work.

After the Song and Yuan dynasties, the University became the official textbook of the school and the required reading for the imperial examinations, which had a great influence on ancient Chinese education.

Second, "The Mean"

The "Mean" is an ancient Chinese moral philosophy treating the realm of life cultivation, originally belonging to the "Book of Rites", the thirty-first, is one of the Confucian classics, which is rumored to have been made by Zi Si during the Warring States period. Its content affirms that "Zhongyong" is the highest standard of moral behavior, regards "sincerity" as the essence of the world, believes that "sincerity" is the highest state of life, and proposes that He also proposed the learning process and cognitive method of "learning from experience, questioning, thinking carefully, distinguishing clearly, and practicing conscientiously".

Three, the Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius disciples and re-transmission of the disciples record Confucius and his disciples words and deeds and compiled a collection of quotations, written in the early Warring States period. The book ****20 492 chapters, mainly in the form of quotations, supplemented by narrative, more focused on the political ideas of Confucius and Confucianism, ethical thinking, moral concepts and principles of education, and so on.

Four, "Mencius"

"Mencius" is a classic work of Confucianism, the middle of the Warring States period, Mencius and his disciples Wan Zhang, Gongsun Chou and other writers.

The Book of the Han Dynasty - Art and Culture records eleven articles of Mencius, and there are seven articles and fourteen volumes in existence. The total number of words is more than 35,000 words and 260 chapters. It is rumored that there are four other books of Mencius, which have been anonymous (the present book of Mencius is a forgery of Yao Shijian of the Ming Dynasty). The book contains the political, educational, philosophical, ethical and other ideological views and political activities of Mencius and his disciples. Ancient exams mainly examined the Four Books and the Five Classics.

Fifth, "Shijing"

"Shijing" is the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry, the earliest collection of poetry, collected the early Western Zhou to the Spring and Autumn period (the first 11th century to the sixth century) of the poetry, *** 311, of which six for the pith poem, that is, only the title, not the content, known as pith poem six (the "South New", "Baihua", "Huaibi", "Geng", "Chongqiu" "by the instrument"), reflecting the early Zhou to Zhou Dynasty, Chongqiu "by the instrument", reflecting the early Zhou to Zhou Dynasty. ), reflecting the social landscape of the early Zhou to the late Zhou period of about five hundred years.