This is a collection of Confucian classics, annotations and works expound-ing Confucian classics. According to Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature, it is classified into ten categories: (1) Yi, the I Ching (The Book of Changes ) and its annotations; (2) Books, Shangshu ( Collection of Ancient Texts) and its annotations; (3) Poetry, The Book of Songs and its annotations; (4) The Rites; (5) The Spring and Autumn Annals and its annotations; (6) Classic of Filial Piety and its annotations; (7) Five Clas-sics; (8) Four Books: The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius and their annotations; (9) Music Theory, for example, The Book of Music ; (10) Xiao Xue, works on etymology, se-mantics and phonology of classical Chinese, for instance, Shuowen Jiezi (O-rigin of Chinese Characters ) by Xu Shen. |