For 10 points, name this period followed by the Warring States, which is the namesake of some annals that are a Classic of Chinese literature.
This period is the subject of three chronicles known as the Commentaries of G ̄ongyáng, Guˇliáng, and Zuo. One method of organizing this era divides it into the ages of regional cultures, encroachments, and reforms. A minister near the end of this period wrote two manuals - one on fish farming, and one laying out the "twelve golden rules" for business success. That minister is also said to have discovered the beautiful Xi Shi, and lived with her on a boat in Taihu Lake. The chancellor Guan Zhong stabilized this period by introducing the bá system, which installed a series of five hegemons beginning with Duke Huan. This period, which ended with the partition of the State of Jin, also featured the Hundred Schools of Thought, and it was the first portion of the Eastern Zhou dynasty. For 10 points, name this period followed by the Warring States, which is the namesake of some annals that are a Classic of Chinese literature.
This period is the subject of three chronicles known as the Commentaries of G ̄ongyáng, Guˇliáng, and Zuo.
Spring and Autumn Period [or Chu ̄nqiu ̄ Shídài; prompt on "Eastern Zhou Dynasty"]