The Origin of Jiahe in the Book of Songs
There is no poem about Jiahe in The Book of Songs. The Book of Songs is the beginning of China's ancient poetry. It is the earliest collection of poems, including 311 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as "Three Hundred Poems", of which 6 poems are sheng poems, that is, only titles, but no content. The Book of Songs is divided into three parts in content: Wind, Elegance and Ode. There is not a poem about Jiahe. Jiahe refers to the strange growth of rice, which was regarded as an auspicious sign by the ancients, and also refers to the vigorous growth of rice; Strange and beautiful grains; The year number of Wu Dadi in the Three Kingdoms Period. From The Life of a Book: "The Duke of Zhou was given the life of a son of heaven to write Jiahe."