The historiographical theory that the Six Classics (the [[易经|易經|yi4 jing1]], [[书经|書經|shu1 jing1]], [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]], [[礼记|禮記|li3 ji4]], [[乐经|樂經|yue4 jing1]], and [[春秋|春秋|chun1 qiu1]]) should be viewed as historical records of ancient culture and government rather than purely as works of moral philosophy or sacred scripture