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Zuo Zhuan is China's first history book.

Zuo Zhuan is the first chronological history book with detailed and complete records in China. The original name of Zuo Zhuan was Zuo Chunqiu, and it was also called Zuo Chunqiu in Han Dynasty, and it was called Zuo Zhuan only after Han Dynasty. It is the first chronological history book with detailed and complete records in China. According to legend, Zuo Zhuan is a historical book annotated by Zuo Qiuming, a native of Lu, at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also called "Three Biographies of Spring and Autumn Period" together with Biography of Ram and Biography of Gu Liang. It is China's first detailed chronicle work and an outstanding masterpiece of historical prose. The book * * * has thirty-five volumes, which is one of the Confucian classics and the longest of the thirteen classics, and is listed as a classic in the Siku Book. The narrative time covers 722 BC (Luyin AD) to 454 BC (Lu Daogong 14) (otherwise Luyin AD to Lu Aigong 27th year, that is, 722 BC to 468 BC) to 202 BC1year. As one of the hundred classics of Chinese excellent traditional culture, Zuo Zhuan has been published.