Archaic Chinese
18 works
易經
I Ching
Duke of Zhou · c. late 9th century BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
詩經
Classic of Poetry
Unknown · poems dating from c. 11th to c. 7th century BCPoetry Collection
孫子兵法
The Art of War
Sun Tsu · 500 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
春秋
Spring and Autumn Annals
Confucius · c. 6th-5th century BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
中庸
Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong)
Zisi · c. 500-450 BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
大學
Great Learning (Daxue)
Zengzi · 5th century BC (attrib.)Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
尚書
Classic of History
Confucius · c. 6th-1st century BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
論語
Analects
Confucius · c. 475-221 BCShort Prose
道德經
Tao Te Ching
Laozi · 400 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
墨子
The Mozi
Mozi · 400 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
孟子
Mencius (Book of Master Meng)
Mencius (Mengzi) · 4th century BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
周禮
Rites of Zhou
Duke of Zhou · c. 300-100 BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
山海經
Classic of Mountains and Seas
Unknown · c. 4th-1st century BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
禮記
Book of Rites
Confucius · c. 4th-1st century BCNonfiction / Essays / Treatise
考工記
The Artificer's Record
Unknown · c. 500-300 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
莊子
Zhuangzi
Zhuang Zhou · 300 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
韓非
Han Feizi
Han Fei · c. 250 BCENonfiction / Essays / Treatise
楚辭
Songs of the South
Liu Xiang · compiled c. 50 BCPoetry Collection