2. The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems, about 2000 years ago. It collected 305 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to about 500 years before and after the Spring and Autumn Pages.
3. According to the musical nature, the works in The Book of Songs are divided into three categories: style, elegance and fu. "Wind" belongs to local music, that is, the music songs of various vassal States at that time. * * * contains 15 national styles, most of which are folk songs. Elegant Music is the music of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is divided into two parts: Elegant Music and Xiaoya. Ode is the dance music of ancestral temple, which is basically a eulogy.
4. The contents of 305 works in The Book of Songs are very rich. In addition to the poems reflecting the people's working life and patriotic feelings at that time, the heavy conscription work at that time can always be seen in the poets' chanting, and the poems reflecting class oppression and slavery accounted for a large proportion. This part of the works profoundly reveals the nature of slavery, exposes the cruelty of slave owners and nobles, and shows the people's groans of pain and their strong desire to get rid of oppression.
5. The Book of Songs is not only rich in content, but also has its unique artistic expression. Its language is simple and natural, colorful and flexible.