When were the Four Books and Five Classics formed?

Formation period: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period;

Four books refer to four works: The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. The Five Classics refers to five works: The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu. Chunqiu is usually published separately from Zuo Zhuan, Gong Yang Zhuan and Gu Liang Zhuan, which explain Chunqiu, because its text is too brief. The naming of the Four Books began in the Song Dynasty, and the naming of the Five Classics began in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The four books and five classics are the general names of the four books and five classics. Among the numerous literary works of China traditional culture, the Four Books and Five Classics occupy a very important position. The Four Books and Five Classics recorded in detail the political, military, diplomatic, cultural and other historical materials in China's early ideological and cultural development history, as well as the important thoughts of thinkers such as Confucius and Mencius.

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As long as we talk about the traditional culture of China, we must mention the "Four Books and Five Classics". "Four Books and Five Classics" is an important part of China's traditional culture, the core carrier of Confucianism and the treasure of China's historical and cultural ancient books. The Confucian classic "Four Books and Five Classics" is profound and has a very high position in the history of world cultural thought.

The "Four Books and Five Classics" recorded in detail the political, military, diplomatic and cultural historical materials in the most active period in the history of China's national ideological and cultural development, as well as the important philosophical thoughts of Confucius and Mencius that have influenced China culture for thousands of years. There is nothing else in the examination paper for selecting officials in the imperial examinations of past dynasties, but it must come from the "four books and five classics", which shows its importance to being an official and being a man.

The Four Books and Five Classics have an immeasurable influence on social norms, interpersonal communication and social culture. Today, the contents and philosophical thoughts contained in the Four Books and Five Classics still have positive significance and strong reference value for us modern people.