Hàndài yǐhòu, xiǎng zuòguān de dúshūrén dōu yào jīngtōng Wǔjīng.
After the Han dynasty, any scholar who wanted an official post had to master the Five Classics.
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The five are 《诗经》 (Book of Songs), 《尚书》 (Book of Documents), 《礼记》 (Book of Rites), 《易经》 (Book of Changes) and 《春秋》 (Spring and Autumn Annals). With the 四书 'Four Books' they form 四书五经, the core of the imperial examinations.
