(1) The Preface to Mao's Poems inherits Confucius' viewpoint of "appreciating the scenery and blaming the masses", and further clarifies theoretically two forms of poetry creation serving politics: "being weathered above" and "being stabbed below by the wind".
(2) In these two forms, Preface to Mao Poetry focuses on the educational function of "Shang Xia" and regards the educational function of literature and art as the fundamental purpose of literature and art. ..