The Book of Songs is China's first collection of poems, which contains 305 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: Feng (160), Ya (105) and Fu (40). Are all named after music. "As we say now, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and" elegance "are all positive meanings. Zhou people claimed Zheng as elegant music, just as Qing people called Kunqu opera elegant music, which meant honorific title. Elegance and indecency may be divided in chronological order. " Ode is a musical song used for ancestral temple sacrifice.
At present, the better annotations are: Yuan Mei's Notes on the Book of Songs (Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House), Jin Qihua's Complete Translation of the Book of Songs (Jiangsu Ancient Books Publishing House), Zhou's Notes on the Book of Songs (Zhonghua Book Company) and Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House.
I personally recommend the Cheng Junying edition of Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House (with pictures and texts), which is suitable for beginners.