CHAPTER XI.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE, 626-673

The Imperial Catalogue as an index to Chinese literature, 626;

The Five Classics: I. The _Yih King_, or ‘Book of Changes,’

627; II. The _Shu King_, or ‘Book of Records,’ 633; III. The

_Shí King_, or ‘Book of Odes,’ 636; IV. The _Lí Kí_, or ‘Book

of Rites,’ and other Rituals, 643; V. The _Chun Tsiu_, or

‘Spring and Autumn Record,’ 647; The Four Books: 1, The ‘Great

Learning,’ 652; 2, The ‘Just Medium,’ 653; 3, The _Lun Yu_, or

‘Analects’ of Confucius, 656; Life of Confucius, 658; Character

of the Confucian System of Ethics, 663; 4, The Works of Mencius,

666; His Life, and personal character of his Teachings, 667;

Dictionary of the Emperor Kanghí, 672.

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