Contents
The book is divided into six chapters:
- Offices of the Heaven (天官冢宰, Tianguan Zhongzai) on general governance;
- Offices of Earth (地官司徒, Diguan Situ) on education;
- Offices of Spring (春官宗伯, Chunguan Zongbo) on social and religious institutions;
- Offices of Summer (夏官司馬, Xiaguan Sima) on the army;
- Office of Autumn (秋官司寇, Qiuguan Sikou) on justice;
- Office of Winter (冬官考工記, Dongguan Kaogongji) on population, territory, and agriculture.
In the 12th century, it was given special recognition by being placed among the Five Classics as a substitute for the long-lost sixth work, the Classic of Music.
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