The Book of Songs is China's first collection of poems, which was compiled into a book in the 6th century BC. The Book of Songs, also known as 300 Poems, has a lofty position in the history of China literature. It has nurtured generations of poets and exerted an infinite influence on later generations. In the Book of Songs, the life and feelings of the ancients can be expressed in short poems, ranging from national ancestral temple sacrifices, banquets and political changes to sericulture, weddings and funerals of ordinary people.
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The creator of The Book of Songs is not a specific person, but a group of people who wrote the same works. After purposeful collection and arrangement, this book was written. The 6th century BC was the Zhou Dynasty, and the imperial court set up special officials to collect poems among the people. In addition, officials and ministers will also present poems to express praise or irony. The poems presented by officials and the collected folk poems were finally concentrated in the hands of music officials and became the Book of Songs.