Expressing thoughts and feelings: The poems in The Book of Songs express the author's thoughts and feelings about nature, society and history, and also reflect people's thoughts and feelings and living conditions at that time.
Inheriting culture: The Book of Songs is an important part of ancient culture, which contains rich knowledge of history, culture, philosophy and art, and is of great significance for inheriting and carrying forward the cultural traditions of the Chinese nation.
Educate people: The poems in The Book of Songs have certain educational functions. By depicting natural, social and historical phenomena, they guide people to establish correct values, morality and outlook on life, which plays a positive role in maintaining social stability and promoting the progress of human civilization.
Literature and Art: The Book of Songs is a treasure of ancient Chinese literature and art. With its unique artistic style and expression, it has become an important part of ancient Chinese literature and art, which is of great significance to promoting the development of Chinese literature and art.
In a word, The Book of Songs played many roles in the pre-Qin period. It is not only an important part of ancient culture, but also a treasure of ancient Chinese literature and art, which is of great significance for inheriting and carrying forward the cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, promoting the development of Chinese literature and art, maintaining social stability and promoting the progress of human civilization.
The poetry in The Book of Songs is very rich in content.
Love and Marriage: There are many poems describing the love, lovelorn and married life of men and women in The Book of Songs, such as Guan Ju, Jing Nv and Meng. There are also many poems describing agricultural production and farming activities in The Book of Songs, such as Zhou Song's Official Works and West.
War and corvee: There are also some poems in The Book of Songs that describe the sufferings and pains brought by war and corvee to the people, such as Dongshan and Serviceman. Political satire and social criticism: There are also some poems in The Book of Songs that satirize and criticize the political corruption and social injustice at that time, such as "Varying Tan" and "Swimming in Nanshan".
Sacrifice and Ancestral Temple: There are also some poems describing sacrifice and ancestral temple activities in The Book of Songs, such as Zhou Songqing Ancestral Temple and Xiaoya New Nanshan. In a word, the poems in The Book of Songs cover all aspects of social life and reflect people's thoughts, feelings, living conditions and cultural traditions at that time.