How did the names "Spring and Autumn" and "Warring States" come from?

First of all, explain the origin of the name "Spring and Autumn". The name of the Spring and Autumn Period originated from the national history of Lu in Zhou Dynasty. After being revised and edited by Confucius, it was named Spring and Autumn Annals. It records the time span from 722 BC to 48 BC1year. Coincidentally, from the first year of 770 BC to 403 BC, the feudal lords who were enfeoffed by the Zhou royal family gradually became stronger and took turns to be kings. The royal family was only in name only and could only rely on the feudal lords to give orders. This period constitutes a complete historical period.

However, after the Spring and Autumn Period, the vassals were not satisfied with hegemony, but wanted to annex other countries for hegemony and fight endlessly until Qin Shihuang unified China. This period also constitutes a complete historical period, which is called the Warring States Period in history.

There are two versions of the origin of the name "Warring States". The first one is similar to the Spring and Autumn Annals, which comes from the Warring States Policy compiled by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty according to historical materials. It records the events that took place in the Zhou Dynasty and in Qin, Qi, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, Song, Wei and Zhongshan, which spanned from the early years of the Warring States to the demise of Qin Shihuang.

The second statement is more intuitive, because after the Spring and Autumn Period, wars between countries have become more frequent and can be exaggerated. Basically, it is a three-day skirmish and a five-day battle, so the word "Warring States" is used to refer to this continuous war. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various overlords dominated for a while, a hundred schools of thought contended and talented people came forth in large numbers, which is a period worthy of our observation.