Problem description:
Can someone help me explain China's collection of ancient poems? thank you
Analysis:
There are two main sources of poetry in the pre-Qin period, one is the creation of upper-class literati, and the other is the creation of folk literati and working people. The first kind of poetry can be directly known by the ruling grassroots, and the second kind needs people to collect. This activity is called poetry picking.
Every year, the rulers send people-poets to collect folk poems all over the country and compile them into collections. The main purpose of this is to let the rulers know the daily life and thoughts of ordinary people through these poems, so as to play a guiding role in the formulation of policies. The most famous achievement of poetry collection is The Book of Songs. Almost all styles, elegance and some carols are collected from the people.