Editing Chinese classics (section)

===After 206 BC===
* The ''[[Twenty-Four Histories]]'', a collection of authoritative histories of China for various dynasties:
** The ''[[Records of the Grand Historian]]'' by [[Sima Qian]] 
** The ''[[Book of Han]]'' by [[Ban Gu]].
** The ''[[Book of Later Han]]'' by [[Fan Ye (historian)|Fan Ye]]
** The ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms|Records of Three Kingdoms]]'' by [[Chen Shou]]
** The ''[[Book of Jin]]'' by [[Fang Xuanling]]
** The ''[[Book of Song]]'' by [[Shen Yue]]
** The ''[[Book of Southern Qi]]'' by [[Xiao Zixian]]
** The ''[[Book of Liang]]'' by [[Yao Silian]]
** The ''[[Book of Chen]]'' by [[Yao Silian]]
** The ''[[History of the Southern Dynasties]]'' by [[Zhao Yanshou|Li Yanshou]]
** The ''[[Book of Wei]]'' by [[Wei Shou]]
** The ''[[Book of Zhou]]'' by [[Linghu Defen]]
** The ''[[Book of Northern Qi]]'' by [[Li Baiyao]]
** The ''[[History of the Northern Dynasties]]'' by [[Liu Yanshou|Li Yanshou]]
** The ''[[Book of Sui]]'' by [[Wei Zheng]]
** The ''[[Old Book of Tang]]'' by [[Liu Xu]]
** The ''[[New Book of Tang]]'' by [[Ouyang Xiu]]
** The ''[[Old History of the Five Dynasties|Old History of Five Dynasties]]'' by [[Xue Juzheng]]
** The ''[[New History of the Five Dynasties|New History of Five Dynasties]]'' by [[Ouyang Xiu]]
** The ''[[History of Song (Yuan dynasty)|History of Song]]'' by [[Toqto'a (Yuan dynasty)|Toqto'a]]
** The [[Liao Shi|''History of Liao'']] by Toqto'a
** The ''[[History of Jin]]'' by [[Toqto'a (Yuan dynasty)|Toqto'a]]
** The ''[[History of Yuan]]'' by [[Song Lian]]
** The ''[[History of Ming]]'' by [[Zhang Tingyu]]
** The ''[[Draft History of Qing]]'' by [[Zhao Erxun]] is usually referred as the 25th classic of history records
** The ''[[New History of Yuan]]'' by [[Ke Shaomin]] is sometimes referred as the 26th classic of history records
* The ''[[Chronicles of Huayang]]'', an old record of ancient history and tales of southwestern China, attributed to [[Chang Qu]].
* The ''[[Biographies of Exemplary Women]]'', a biographical collection of exemplary women in ancient China, compiled by [[Liu Xiang (scholar)|Liu Xiang]].
* The ''[[Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms]]'', a historical record of the [[Sixteen Kingdoms]], attributed to Cui Hong, is lost.
* The ''[[Shiming]]'', is a dictionary compiled by Liu Xi by the end of 2nd century.
* ''[[A New Account of the Tales of the World]]'', a collection of historical anecdotes and character sketches of some 600 literati, musicians, and painters.
* The ''[[Thirty-Six Strategies]]'', a military strategy book attributed to [[Tan Daoji]].
* ''[[The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons]]'', a review book on ancient Chinese literature and writings by [[Liu Xie]].
* The ''[[Commentary on the Water Classic]]'', a book on hydrology of rivers in China attributed to the great geographer [[Li Daoyuan]].
* The ''[[Dialogues between Li Jing and Tang Taizong]]'', a military strategy book attributed to [[Li Jing (Tang dynasty)|Li Jing]]
* The ''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', with [[Sima Guang]] as its main editor.
* The ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'', a historical record of the states of [[state of Wu|Wu]] and [[state of Yue|Yue]] during the [[Spring and Autumn period]], attributed to Zhao Ye.
* The ''[[Zhenguan Zhengyao]]'', a record of governance strategies and leadership of [[Emperor Taizong of Tang]], attributed to Wu Jing.
* The ''[[Jiaoshi Yilin]]'', a work modeled after the ''[[I Ching]]'', composed during the [[Western Han dynasty]] and attributed to Jiao Yanshou.
* ''[[The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art]]'', a mathematics Chinese book composed by several generations scholars of [[Han dynasty]].
* The ''[[Thousand Character Classic]]'', attributed to Zhou Xingsi.
* The ''[[Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era]]'', compiled by [[Gautama Siddha]], is a Chinese encyclopedia on astrology and divination.
* The ''[[Shitong]]'', written by [[Liu Zhiji]], a work on historiography.
* The ''[[Tongdian]]'', written by [[Du You]], a contemporary text focused on the [[Tang dynasty]].
* The ''[[Tang Huiyao]]'', compiled by [[Wang Pu (Song dynasty)|Wang Pu]], a text based on the institutional history of the Tang dynasty.
* The ''[[Great Tang Records on the Western Regions]]'', compiled by [[Bianji]]; a recount of [[Xuanzang]]'s journey.
* The ''[[Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang]]'', written by [[Duan Chengshi]], records fantastic stories, anecdotes, and exotic customs.
* The ''[[Four Great Books of Song]]'', a term referring to the four large compilations during the beginning of [[Song dynasty]]:
** The ''[[Taiping Yulan]],'' a ''[[leishu]]'' encyclopedia.
** The ''[[Taiping Guangji]]'', a collection of folk tales and [[theology]].
** The ''[[Wenyuan Yinghua]]'', an [[anthology]] of poetry, odes, songs and other writings.
** The ''[[Cefu Yuangui]]'', a ''[[leishu]]'' encyclopedia of political essays, [[autobiographies]], [[memorials]] and [[decrees]].
* The ''[[Dream Pool Essays]]'', a collection of essays on science, technology, military strategies, history, politics, music and arts, written by [[Shen Kuo]].
* The ''[[Tiangong Kaiwu]]'', an [[encyclopedia]] compiled by [[Song Yingxing]].
* The ''[[Compendium of Materia Medica]]'', a classic book of medicine written by [[Li Shizhen]].
* The ''[[Complete Library of the Four Treasuries]]'', the largest compilation of literature in Chinese history.
* The ''[[New Songs from the Jade Terrace]]'', a poetry collection from the [[Six Dynasties]] period.
* The ''[[Complete Tang Poems]]'', compiled during the [[Qing dynasty]], published in 1705.
* The ''[[Xiaolin Guangji]]'', a collection of jokes compiled during the Qing dynasty.