五经 (五經) Wǔ Jīng

Wǔ Jīng proper noun Five Classics
Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China , Concept:
Notes: The five classics of Chinese literature, namely, the Book of Songs 诗经, the Book of Documents 书经, the Classic of Rites 礼记, the Book of Changes 易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 (Idema and Haft 1997, p. 53) Originally, there were six classics but the Book of Music 乐经 was lost, probably in the book burning of 213 BCE (Yao 2000, p. 57).

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