Chinese classic texts

China has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) and including the Chinese Classics texts. Some of them are attributed to Confucius but he's probably only the editor of them. One of the aspects of the culture that allows its continuity is the importance given to certain ancient texts, or classics, that shape the philosophies of the culture.

Si4 shu1 wu3 jing1 (四書五經), the Four Books and the Five Classics, were mandated study of those Confucian scholars who dreamt to become government officials.

Si4 shu1 (四書), the Four Books:

Da4 Xue2 (大學), The Great Learning
Zhong1 Yong2 (中庸), The Doctrine of the Golden Mean, name of a chapter in Li3 ji4 (禮記)
Lun4 Yu3 (論語), Confucian Analects, a book of pithy sayings attributed to Confucius and recorded by his disciples.
Meng4 Zi3 (孟子), The Works of Mencius

Wu3 jing1 (五經), the Five Classics:

Shi1 Jing1 (詩經), Shi Jing, the Classic of Poetry, made up of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs; 74 minor festal songs, traditionally sung at court festivities; 31 major festal songs, sung at more solemn court ceremonies; and 40 hymns and eulogies, sung at sacrifices to gods and ancestral spirits of the royal house.
Shu1 Jing1 (書經), Shu Ching, the Classic of History, a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It contains the best examples of early Chinese prose.
Yi4 Jing1 (易經), I Ching, the Classic of Changes, a manual of divination based on eight trigrams attributed to the mythical emperor Fu Xi. (By Confucius' time these eight trigrams had been multiplied to sixty-four hexagrams.) The Yijing is still used by adherents of folk religion.
Li3 Ji4 (禮記), Li Ji, the Classic of Rites, social forms and ceremonies (usu. spelled “Liki”), a restoration of the original Lijing, lost in the third century B.C., describes ancient rites and court ceremonies.
Chun1 Qiu1 (春秋), (aka lin2 jing1 麟經) the Spring and Autumn Annals, a historical record of the principality of Lu, Confucius' native state from 722 B.C to 479 B.C written (or edited) by Confucius, with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.

Book of Music (樂) is sometime referred to as the sixth classic.

Other classics:

Tao Te Ching (道德經 Dao De Jing), the Classic of The Way and of Virtue
Hsiao Ching (孝經 Xiao Jing), the Classic of Filial Piety