Shangshu is a compilation of works about ancient deeds, the earliest title of which was Book. It is divided into Yu Shu, Xia Shu, Shangshu and Zhou Shu. Because it is one of the five Confucian classics, it is also called the Book of Songs.

The book Shangshu, which is popular now, is co-edited by the bronze inscription Shangshu and the pseudo-ancient prose Shangshu. In the existing version, the authenticity is mixed. ?

According to legend, Shangshu was compiled for Confucius. In his later years, Confucius devoted himself to sorting out ancient books and collected all kinds of important documents from ancient Yao and Shun to Qin Mugong in the Spring and Autumn Period. After careful editing and selection, 65,438+000 books were selected, which is the origin of hundreds of history books.

According to legend, after Confucius compiled Shangshu, it was used as a teaching material to educate students. In Confucianism, Shangshu occupies an extremely important position. However, in fact, scholars in the Western Han Dynasty compared twenty-eight articles in Shangshu with twenty-eight lodges, and the hundred articles in Shangshu were later generations.