Which books are the classics of China traditional culture?

The Four Books and Five Classics are China's bibles. "Four Books and Five Classics" are the general names of Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius (four books), The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu (five classics). This textbook, which has been read by China people for thousands of years, contains China's ancient political ideals and the way of governing the country, and is a key to our understanding of ancient China society. Many languages in the book, such as "doing one's duty", "being confident" and "witty remarks", are still in use today.

2. Laozi

Laozi has 5,000 words, which shocked ancient times, and there are many books to study it. Laozi was the first pure philosopher in China, and his thoughts became a deep-rooted ideological tendency of China people. Taoism and its thoughts have an important influence on almost every literate China people. Laozi

Concise, thorough, profound, full of dialectical spirit, especially inspiring people's thinking. Laozi's writing is not particularly difficult, and there are many commentators in past dynasties. Choosing a better version should be helpful for reading comprehension.

3. Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi inherited and developed Laozi's thoughts. Together with Laozi, he was called "Laozi and Zhuangzi" and became a Taoist classic. Zhuangzi's attitude towards life and death is very philosophical, and "pass the parcel" has become a typical portrait of Zhuangzi. In Zhuangzi, Wang Yang is unrestrained and gorgeous, which represents the highest achievement of pre-Qin prose.

It had a profound influence on the development of China's ancient prose. Many fables are used in the book to illustrate the truth. For example, My Skillful Hands Help Cows is a famous one.