"Zuo Zhuan" is China's first chronological history book with a detailed narrative, and it is also an outstanding masterpiece of historical prose.

What kind of history book is Zuo Zhuan?

"Zuo Zhuan" is a chronological historical work in ancient China. "Zuo Zhuan" was originally called "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu". In the Han Dynasty, it was renamed "Chun Qiu Zuo Shi Zhuan", or "Zuo Shi Zhuan" for short. During the Han Dynasty, it was also called "Chun Qiu Zuo Shi" and "Zuo Shi". It was only after the Han Dynasty that it was often called "Zuo Zhuan". Together with "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan", it is collectively known as the "Three Biography of the Spring and Autumn Period". According to old legend, it was written by Zuo Qiu Ming in the late Spring and Autumn Period to explain Confucius's Spring and Autumn Annals. What are the famous sayings about turning left?

First, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. ——"Zuo Zhuan. The Fourth Year of Cheng Gong"

Interpretation: People who are not from the same nation or country will not have the same thoughts and goals because of their different positions and different perspectives.

Second, when a country is prosperous, it treats its people as if they are injured, which is its blessing; when it dies, it is its disaster that its people are treated as dirt. ——"Zuo Zhuan. Year of Ai Gong"

Interpretation: When the country is prosperous, the monarch cares for the people as if they are wounded. This is his great blessing; when the country is about to perish, the monarch treats the people as if they are wounded. Treating life as a piece of grass has laid the foundation for his disaster.

Third, people’s hearts are as different as their faces. ——"Zuo Zhuan. The Thirty-One Years of Duke Xiang"

Interpretation: People's minds are different, just like there are no identical people in the world.

Fourth, act according to your ability, it is too fresh. ——"Zuo Zhuan. The Twentieth Year of Duke Xi"

Interpretation: A person must be self-aware, do everything according to his ability, and leave room for mistakes, so that mistakes will be less likely to occur.

Fifth, forget about worries when disaster strikes, worries will surely come to you. ——"Zuo Zhuan. The Twentieth Year of Duke Zhuang"

Interpretation: If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries. If a disaster is imminent and you are still blindly optimistic and do not know how to be vigilant and prevent in advance, then the disaster will be difficult to avoid.