It can be said that the Book of Songs reproduces the living environment, events and human feelings at that time in a three-dimensional way, which is a reflection of social life at that time in many aspects and angles. Its content is unique in the ancient world poetry works, far more extensive than the poems in the Vedas of India and the Bible of Christianity. Its theme is no longer limited to religion, or just to express a pious feeling. Unlike Homer's epic, it only talks about war and adventure. It sings about people's lives and feelings.
Few other poems can express the feelings and feelings of ordinary people as naturally, simply and affectionately as The Book of Songs.
According to different music, The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: style (160), elegance (105) and fu (40).
"Wind" refers to rural wind and folk songs, and generally refers to folk songs in various places. The ancients called Shaanxi Opera, Feng Wei Opera and Zheng Opera, just like what we now call Shaanxi Opera, Shaanxi Opera and Henan Opera. There are fifteen national styles: Nan Zhou, Zhao Nan, Yan, Yan, Wei, Wang, Zheng, Qi, Wei, Tang, Qin, Chen, Qi, Cao and Yi.
"elegance" means positive, and most elegance is the pleasure of the royal court, that is, nobles enjoy banquets or
"Fu" and "Bi" are the most basic means of expression in all poems, while "Xing" is the unique means in The Book of Songs and even China's poems. The original meaning of the word "Xing" is "Qi", so it is often called "Qi Xing", which plays a role in rendering atmosphere and creating artistic conception in poetry. The word "xing" in The Book of Songs is interpreted by Zhu as "talking about other things first, so as to stimulate what is sung", that is, paving the way for what is sung by other things. It is often used at the beginning of a poem or a chapter. Sometimes when a sentence in a poem looks interesting, whether it is interesting can be judged by whether it is used at the beginning of a sentence or paragraph. For example, in Feng Wei's self-protection, "Mulberry leaves are flourishing before they fall" means prosperity.
About the most primitive "xing" is just a beginning, which has nothing to do with the following, but shows drift and association for no reason. Just like the "morning breeze" in Qin Feng, it is difficult to find a meaningful connection between the "morning breeze, depression, northland forest" at the beginning and the "I don't see you, I am worried about you." Although in this case, it may be incomprehensible because of the time gap, this situation definitely exists. Even in modern folk songs, we can still see such "xing".
Besides, there are many meaningful uses of "Xing", such as metaphor, symbol and contrast. But it is precisely because "Xing" is originally produced by the drifting and association of ideas without reason, so even if it has a more real meaning, it is not so rigid, but subtle. For example, Guan Guan's novel begins with "Guan Guan's pigeons are in the river continent", which turned out to be the poet's use of the scenery in front of him to raise the following "My Fair Lady, Gentleman is Good". Guan Hu's chorus can also be used as a metaphor for courtship or harmonious love between men and women, but its metaphor is of little significance. Another example is the poem "Peach Blossom", which begins with "Peach Blossom Blossom Blossom Blossom Blossom" and describes the beautiful atmosphere of peach blossom in spring. It can be said to be a realistic pen, but it can also be understood as a metaphor for the bride's beauty, and it can also be said to set off the warm atmosphere of the wedding. Because "Xing" is such an implicit and freely used technique, poets who like the implicit and euphemistic charm of poetry in later generations are particularly interested in it. Their own clever tricks and innovations are numerous, which constitute the special taste of China's classical poetry.