Analysis of what was behind Guan Yu's reading The Spring and Autumn Annals

Reading The Spring and Autumn Annals became a common practice the period of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty.Many politicians and strategists applied it to political affairs,military affairs and other fields which showed the characteristics of applying classical learning to ruling the country.As an important member in Liu Bei Political Group,Guan Yu shouldered the historical mission of the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty.He was a military commander in Jingzhou and was confronted with the complex and hard task of fighting The Kingdom of Wu.His reading The spring and Autumn Annals was affected by the social common practice.But his purpose was to take the historical experience in it for reference in reality life and apply it to guide military activities and cultivate moral sentiment.