Book of Songs (Illustrated Text)

Author: Wu Zhaoji (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: The Classic of Poetry has an extremely broad and profound influence on China's history and culture, serving as a valuable spiritual and cultural treasure of the Chinese nation. With its rich connotations and profound ideological depth, it paints a vivid social and historical picture, making it an important source of Chinese literature and art. The Classic of Poetry is a collection of Chinese poems. In the pre-Qin era, it was called "Poetry" or "Three Hundred Poems" and was compiled by Confucius. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, following Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to "suppress all schools of thought except Confucianism," "Poetry" was elevated to the status of a classic and named The Classic of Poetry. The Classic of Poetry is divided into three major categories: Feng, Ya, and Song, all works from the pre-Qin Zhou Dynasty. Feng includes fifteen regional styles such as Zhou Nan, Zhao Nan, Bei, Xiang, Wei, Wang, Zheng, Qi, Wei, Tang, Qin, Chen, Huai, Cao, and Bin, totaling 160 poems. Ya is divided into Great Ya and Small Ya, with a total of 105 poems. Song consists of Zhou Song, Lu Song, and Shang Song, totaling 40 poems. Combined, they form 305 poems. The Classic of Poetry, as a classic, has an extremely broad and profound influence on China's history and culture, serving as a valuable spiritual and cultural treasure of the Chinese nation. With its rich connotations and profound ideological depth, it paints a vivid social and historical picture, making it an important source of Chinese literature and art.