Thirteen Classics

ancient Chinese text used for divination

The Analects, also known as the Sayings of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled by his followers.

collection of Chinese poetry, comprising works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC

collection of ancient Chinese texts that describe the social forms, administrative structures, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty, as interpreted during the Warring States period and the early Han dynasty

one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature

ancient Chinese narrative history that is traditionally regarded as a commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals

book by Mencius

ancient Chinese work on bureaucracy and organizational theory

Confucian treatise on filial piety (孝), allegedly composed from a conversation between Confucius and Zengzi but more probably from 4th century BC Warring States period

Chinese classic text about Zhou dynasty social behavior and ceremonial ritual as it was practiced and understood during the Spring and Autumn period

The Erya or Erh-ya is the first surviving Chinese dictionary. The sinologist Bernhard Karlgren concluded that "the major part of its glosses must reasonably date from the 3rd century BC."

Thirteen Chinese books

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commentary on Spring and Autumn Annals

Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals