In "Poems, Books, Ritual and Music, Yi Chunqiu", poems refer to the Book of Songs, books refer to the Book of Books, rituals refer to the Book of Rites, and Yi refers to the Book of Changes. ", Chunqiu refers to "Spring and Autumn", of which "The Book of Music" has been lost.
1. "The Book of Songs"
The "Book of Songs" is the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry. It is the earliest collection of poems and collects poetry from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period (11th century BC). to the 6th century BC), there are a total of 311 poems, 6 of which are Sheng poems, that is, they only have titles and no content, so they are called the six Sheng poems.
2. "Shu Jing"
"Shang Shu", the earliest book called "Shu", is a compilation of works that trace ancient deeds. It is divided into "Yu Shu", "Xia Shu", "Shang Shu" and "Zhou Shu". Because it is one of the Five Classics of Confucianism, it is also called the Book of Books.
3. "Book of Rites"
"Book of Rites", also known as "Book of Rites of Little Dai" and "Book of Little Dai", was written in the Han Dynasty and is said to have been written by Dai Sheng, a ritual scholar of the Western Han Dynasty. Compiled. "Book of Rites" is an important anthology of laws and regulations in ancient China, with 49 chapters in 20 volumes. The content of the book mainly describes the etiquette system of the Pre-Qin Dynasty and embodies the philosophical thoughts of the Confucianists of the Pre-Qin Dynasty.
4. "Book of Changes"
"Book of Changes" is an ancient classic that explains the changes in everything in the world. It includes three Yi books, "Lianshan", "Guizang" and "Zhouyi". Among them, "Lianshan" and "Guizang" have been lost, and only the "Zhouyi" is extant. The Book of Changes is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation.
5. "Spring and Autumn"
"Spring and Autumn" is a literary work of ancient Chinese history. It is also called "Spring and Autumn Classic", "Lin Classic" or "Lin History", etc. Later, many works appeared that supplemented, explained, and elucidated the history recorded in "Spring and Autumn", which were called "Zhuan". The representative works are "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan", which are called "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period".
6. "The Book of Music"
"The Book of Music" is a musical work belonging to the Zhou royal family. Some people say that the "Poetry" and "The Book of Music" are actually one. "Poetry" is a musical song, "Shi" is the lyrics, and "Le" is the notation. "Yue" is a collection of the essence of music from the Xia and Shang dynasties. It was compiled by the Duke of Zhou in Luoyi and revised by successive music officials of the Zhou royal family. Now "Yue" has been lost, and its original appearance cannot be known.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Book of Songs