The 4 books of Confucianism (”Si4 Shu”):
- “Da4 Xue2″ - The Great Learning;
- “Zhong Yong” - The Doctrine of the Mean;
- “Lun2 Yu3″ - The Analects of Confucius;
- “Meng4 Zi3″ - The Mencius.
And the 5 Classics (”Wu3 Jing”):
- “Shi Jing” - The Book of Songs / Poems;
- “Shang4 Shu” - The Book of History;
- “Li3 Ji4″ - The Book of Rites;
- “Zhou Yi4″ - The Book of Changes (The Yi-Jing / I-Ching);
- “Chun Qiu Zuo3 Zhuan4″ - The Spring & Autumn Annals.
The “SiShu WuJing” are considered among the most important works of literature of “Zhong Guo2″ (the “Middle Kingdom” - China) and the Chinese. For thousands of years, they are compulsory study for scholars sitting for the imperial examinations.
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