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Five Classics - Definition and Overview

The Five Classics (五經, Wǔjīng) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. According to tradition, they were compilated or edited by Confucius himself.

  1. The Classic of Poetry (詩經, Shījīng)
  2. The Classic of History (書經, Shūjīng)
  3. The Book of Changes (I Ching) (易經, Yìjīng)
  4. The Classic of Rites (禮記 Lǐjì)
  5. The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋, Chūnqiū)

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Example Usage of Classics
_hoffman: @kocolosk get them hooked on the Classics young. May I suggest Coletrane's "My Favorite Things" as the next step.
nissanlogan: RT #musicmonday Ginuwine - Pony [great striptease song ;-)] (via @mitsou21) < Classics of dem baby makin' music... ya digg.
Kn1ghtMayor: @lady_leo510 heck yes queen rocks lol they got Classics
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