Annals of Spring and Autumn

The Annals of Spring and Autumn was the chronicle of the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, from 722 BC to 481 BC. It covers not only annual events of Lu itself but also of the major states of Qi, Jin, Qin and Chu that dominated the politics of these three centuries. The naming of this article reflected some characteristics of agricultural society, as only first three seasons were useful to the peasants - sowing in spring and harvest in autumn. Winter was basically a resting season, thus not counted into a year.