They included a handbook for interpreting the future, a collection of speeches of early rulers, poetry, instructions for religious ceremonies and rituals, and a history of the state of Lu from about 722 B.C.E. to 481 B.C.E. ​ — the last book being ascribed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius.
لقد كان للكتب الادبية الخمسة والتعليقات العديدة حولها تأثير كبير في الفكر الصيني .‏