Book of Counting

Book of Counting (本楮數 - Pau 'deu Xua) is a historical ethnographical military book and documents on the ancient and imperial Xua and it's history and relations with other ethnic groups from the Northern Frontier and Great Steppes throughout its history.
It has recordings of provincial and regional philosophy, virtue, etiquette, and traditions, alongside their writing characters, ceramics, architecture, music, dance, literature, martial arts, cuisine, visual arts, philosophy, business etiquette, religion, politics, and history have had global influence, while its traditions and festivals are celebrated.
It was a compound of collective documents, short stories, poems and essays collected by the Thousand School of Thoughts and organized by the House of Wisdom to be given to the Mandate of Heaven in order to better understand and govern the Meng Dynasty after the end of the Thousand Year War when Marshal Pakongbei conquers Xiateitcha. Many from the Southern Kingdoms had a difficult time understanding literature and military text, as they did not pertain to National culture or identity, but better to understand, attain and control and divide the Central Plains, Great Steppes and the North Pass Province that they had conquered.
== The Classical Art of Writing, Philosophy, Music, and Painting ==
In order to understand their culture and rule, one must understand their system of writing, self perception and perception of others. Their history marks the beginning of a cultural practice, idea and beliefs, regardless if it is good, kind or evil, that it works best for them and suits the best armor for their survival. Such literature as poems of Classic of Poetry, Songs of the South, Complete Tang Poems. 
Paintings come in two main forms;
* Gongbi (工筆) or "Meticulous", uses highly detailed brushstrokes that delimit details very precisely. It is often highly colored and usually depicts figural or narrative subjects. It is often practiced by artists working for the royal court or in independent workshops.
* Ink and wash painting, in Xua shuǐ-mò (水墨, "water and ink") also loosely termed watercolor or brush painting, and also known as "literati painting", as it was one of the "four arts" of the Xua Scholar-official class. In theory this was an art practiced by gentlemen, a distinction that begins to be made in writings on art from the Song dynasty, though in fact the careers of leading exponents could benefit considerably. This style is also referred to as "xieyi" (寫意) or freehand style.
Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Xua painting, and generally still is. The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period (907–1127) is known as the "Great age of Xua landscape". In the north, artists such as Jing Hao, Li Cheng, Fan Kuan, and Guo Xi painted pictures of towering mountains, using strong black lines, ink wash, and sharp, dotted brushstrokes to suggest rough stone. In the south, Dong Yuan, Juran, and other artists painted the rolling hills and rivers of their native countryside in peaceful scenes done with softer, rubbed brushwork. These two kinds of scenes and techniques became the classical styles of Xua landscape painting.
== Capital Play ==
Combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics, with four main characters, Capital Play features four main role types, sheng (gentlemen), dan (women), jing (rough men), and chou (clowns).
== Astrology, Herbology and the Calendar ==
Lunar and Solar Calendar
== Military Text ==
Art of War, Methods of Sima, Six Secret Strategic Teachings, Wei Liaozi, Wuzi, Three Strategish of Shigong, Questions and Replis between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong. Others include Sun BIn's Art of War, Thirty-Six Stratagems (Strategems in politics, war, civil interactions and unorthodox and deceptive means), Wujing Zongyao (Naval Warshipsand Seige), Huolongjing (Fire Weapons), Jixao Xinshu (Strategy, armes and unarmed fighting in warfare), The General's Garden (Militart tratises).
== Four Books and Five Classics ==
The Four Books and Five Classics are a collection of Confucian texts that were considered the core of formal education in Warring Kingdom during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Four Books include:
# The Analects of Confucius: a collection of sayings and teachings attributed to Confucius
# The Mencius: a collection of conversations and statements attributed to Mencius, a Confucian follower
# The Great Learning: a Confucian classic text on the cultivation of virtue and the pursuit of knowledge
# The Doctrine of the Mean: a Confucian classic text on the balance and harmony in all things
The Five Classics include:
# The Book of Odes: a collection of 305 ancient Xua poems
# The Book of History: a collection of Xua historical documents from the earliest times to the end of the Han dynasty
# The Book of Changes (I Ching): an ancient Xua divination text and the oldest of the Xua classics
# The Spring and Autumn Annals: a chronicle of the state of Lu covering the period from 722 to 481 BCE
# The Rites of Zhou: a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty.
Together, these texts are considered to be the foundation of traditional Xua culture and thought, and have influenced the development of Confucianism, one of the major philosophical and religious traditions in Warring Kingdom. Other include:
Classic of Poetry
* A collection of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs, 105 festal songs sung at court ceremonies, and 40 hymns and eulogies sung at sacrifices to heroes and ancestral spirits of the royal house.
Book of Documents
* A collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It is possibly the oldest Xua narrative, and may date from the 6th century BC. It includes examples of early Xua prose.
Book of Rites
* Describes ancient rites, social forms and court ceremonies. The version studied today is a re-worked version compiled by scholars in the third century BC rather than the original text, which is said to have been edited by Confucius himself.
I Ching (Book of Changes)
* The book contains a divination system comparable to Western geomancy or the West African Ifá system. In Western cultures and modern East Asia, it is still widely used for this purpose
Spring and Autumn Annals
* A historical record of the State of Lu, Confucius's native state, 722–481 BC.
Records of the Grand Historian
== 24 Histories of the Warring Kingdom ==
The Twenty-Four Histories of Warring Kingdom is a collection of official Xua historical texts that covers the period from the earliest times to the Ming dynasty. The collection was commissioned by the imperial government and completed during the Ming dynasty, and it was considered the authoritative source on Xua history. The Twenty-Four Histories include:
# The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) by Sima Qian: a comprehensive history of Warring Kingdom from the earliest times to the end of the Han dynasty
# The Han Dynasty History (Han Shu) by Fan Ye: a history of the Western Han dynasty
# The Annals of Lü Buwei (Lüshi Chunqiu) by Lü Buwei: a historical and philosophical text from the Warring States period
# The Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guozhi) by Liu Zhiji: a history of the state of Huayang during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
# The Book of Liang (Liang Shu) by Yao Silian: a history of the Liang dynasty
# The Book of Chen (Chen Shu) by Zhang Hua: a history of the Chen dynasty
# The Book of Northern Qi (Beiqi Shu) by Li Dashi: a history of the Northern Qi dynasty
# The Book of Northern Zhou (Bei Zhou Shu) by Li Yanshou: a history of the Northern Zhou dynasty
# The Book of Sui (Sui Shu) by Wei Shou: a history of the Sui dynasty
# The Old History of the Tang (Jiu Tang Shu) by Liu Xu: a history of the Tang dynasty from its beginning to the An Lushan Rebellion
# The New History of the Tang (Xin Tang Shu) by Ouyang Xiu: a history of the Tang dynasty from the An Lushan Rebellion to the end of the dynasty
# The History of the Five Dynasties (Wudai Shiji) by Liu Zhi: a history of the Five Dynasties period
# The History of the Later Han (Hou Han Shu) by Fan Ye: a history of the Eastern Han dynasty
# The History of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Zhi) by Chen Shou: a history of the Three Kingdoms period
# The History of the Jin (Jin Shu) by Fang Xuanling: a history of the Western Jin dynasty
# The History of the Southern Dynasties (Nan Shi) by Li Yanshou: a history of the Southern Dynasties period
# The History of the Northern Dynasties (Bei Shi) by Li Dashi: a history of the Northern Dynasties period
# The History of the Southern Qi (Nan Qi Shu) by Mei Yaochen: a history of the Southern Qi dynasty
# The History of the Liu Song (Liu Song Shu) by Liu Yiqing: a history of the Liu Song dynasty
# The History of the Southern Liang (Nan Liang Shu) by Liu Zhi: a history of the Southern Liang dynasty
# The History of the Southern Chen (Nan Chen Shu) by Li Yanshou: a history of the Southern Chen dynasty
# The History of the Western Wei (Xichou Shu) by Li Dashi: a history of the Western Wei dynasty
# The History of the Eastern Wei (Dong Wei Shu) by Pei Songzhi: a history of the Eastern Wei dynasty
# The History of the Northern Wei (Bei Wei Shu) by Yuan Hong: a history of the Northern Wei dynasty
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The Twenty-Four Histories of Warring Kingdom is a collection of official Xua historical texts that covers the history of Warring Kingdom from the earliest times to the Ming dynasty. The texts were compiled by imperial historians and scholars over the centuries, and were considered to be the authoritative source of Xua history. The collection is divided into two parts: The Thirteen Classics, which covers the history from earliest times to the Han dynasty, and the Eleven Histories, which covers the history from the Han dynasty to the Ming dynasty.
The Thirteen Classics includes:
# The Classic of History
# The Classic of Poetry
# The Rites of Zhou
# The Chronicles of Zuo
# The Spring and Autumn Annals
# The Records of the Grand Historian
# The Han Dynasty Annals
# The Book of Later Han
# The Book of the Three Kingdoms
# The Book of Jin
# The Book of Southern Qi
# The Book of Liang
# The Book of Chen
The Eleven Histories includes:
# The History of the Northern Dynasties
# The History of the Southern Dynasties
# The History of the Sui Dynasty
# The History of the Tang Dynasty
# The History of the Five Dynasties
# The History of the Liao Dynasty
# The History of the Song Dynasty
# The History of the Western Xia
# The History of the Jin Dynasty
# The History of the Yuan Dynasty
# The History of the Ming Dynasty
These texts provide a detailed account of Xua history, including information on politics, society, culture, and economic developments, as well as biographical information on key figures and events. They continue to be studied by scholars, historians and students of Xua culture and history.
== Classic Novels ==
(古典小說) Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, The Plum in the Golden Vase, Deam of the Red Chamber, The Scholars
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