Chinese Classics - After 206 BCE

After 206 BCE

  • The Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of authoritative histories of China, including the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian and the Book of Han by Ban Gu.
  • The Strategies of the Warring States, attributed to Liu Xiang.
  • The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, a historical record of the Sixteen Kingdoms, attributed to Cui Hong, is lost.
  • The Shiming, is a dictionary compiled by Liu Xi by the end of 2nd century.
  • The Dialogues between Li Jing and Tang Taizong, attributed to Li Jing
  • The Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government, with Sima Guang as its main editor.
  • The Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, a historical record of the states of Wu and Yue during the period of Spring and Autumn, attributed to Zhao Ye.
  • The Jiaoshi Yilin, a work modelled after the I Ching, composed during the Western Han Dynasty and attributed to Jiao Yanshou.
  • The The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, a mathematics Chinese book composed by several generations scholars of Han Dynasty.
  • The Thousand Character Classic, attributed to Zhou Xingsi.
  • The Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era, compiled by Gautama Siddha, is a Chinese encyclopedia on astrology and divination.
  • The Shitong, written by Liu Zhiji, a work on historiography.
  • The Tongdian, written by Du You, a contemporary text focused on the Tang Dynasty.
  • The Tang Huiyao, compiled by Wang Pu, a text based on the institutional history of the Tang Dynasty.
  • The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, compiled by Bianji; a recount of Xuanzang's journey.
  • The Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, written by Duan Chengshi, records fantastic stories, anecdotes, and exotic customs.
  • The Four Great Books of Song, a term referring to the four large compilations during the beginning of Song Dynasty.
  • The Siku Quanshu, the largest compilation of literature in Chinese history.
  • The New Songs from the Jade Terrace, a poetry collection from the Six Dynasties period.
  • The Quantangshi, or Collected Tang Poems, compiled during the Qing Dynasty, published 1705 CE.

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