Confucius, the founder of Confucianism in China, compiled poems, books, rituals, changes, music and the Spring and Autumn Period in his later years, which were later called the Six Classics.

1, Poetry (Book of Songs), Book (Book of Songs, namely Shangshu), Ceremony (Book of Rites, Zhou Li), Book of Changes (Book of Changes), Spring and Autumn Period (details).

Jing Yue has been lost, so it is usually called the Five Classics. The Book of Rites: The Han Dynasty refers to the Book of Rites, and the Book of Rites in the Five Classics after the Song Dynasty generally refers to the Book of Rites. In the three-character classic: "The Book of Changes, the Spring and Autumn Rites, and the number of six classics are more important." Rites refer to big gifts and small gifts, but one of them was lost and renamed the Book of Rites. These six ancient books were not written by Confucius, but existed long before Confucius. Confucius just did some sorting work on them.

These six ancient books are preserved from ancient times. Before Confucius, they were owned by the royal family and nobles, and were highly valued by the rulers of past dynasties. These six ancient books are included in the textbooks listed by Shen Shushi when he talked about educating the prince in "The Country is in Danger at the Beginning and the Business is in Danger".

4. In the Book of Rites, the functions of the Six Classics are mentioned:

Confucius said: When you enter his country, you can know his religion. He is also a human being, gentle and honest, and teaches poetry. If you are far away, you will learn from books. Be broad and easy to be good, and teach it with joy. Quiet and reserved, easy to teach. Zhuang Jing, ethical Gong Jian also. It is a rhetorical matter, and it was also taught in the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, the loss of poetry is stupid. The loss of books, fake. Lose happiness, luxury. Easy to lose, thief. Rude and annoying. Loss and chaos in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is a man, gentle and honest, but not stupid, deeper than a poet. The notice is far from false and deeper than the book. Broadness is easy, good and not extravagant, but it is more profound than being a musician. If you are quiet and subtle, but not a thief, you are deeper than an easy person. Respect and frugality are deeper than courtesy. If it's not chaotic, it's deeper than the spring and autumn.