The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in China Han literature, and it is also called "Three Hundred Poems".
The author of The Book of Songs can't be tested, and most of the poems are not marked with the source and author. However, it records the information of history, customs, habits, life and thoughts during the 6 years from the 11th century BC to the 6th century BC, which provides us with an important reference for understanding ancient China.
The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of poems, is the beginning of China's ancient poems, which collected 311 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period (from the 11th century to the 6th century).
six of them are sheng poems, that is, they have only titles but no content, and they are called six sheng poems (Nan Chang, Bai Hua, Hua Shu, You Geng, Chong Qiu and You Yi), which reflect the social outlook of about 5 years from the early Zhou Dynasty to the late Zhou Dynasty.
In The Book of Songs, we can see many descriptions about love, friendship, life and morality, which are profound and touching, and reflect the ancient people's thoughts and feelings on these themes.
For example, in the poem Li Sao, there is a saying that "the reason of God is immeasurable; The light is too dim to hide; The rotten flowers are like the scattered sand. " The sentence expresses mankind's reverence for the universe and nature.
At the same time, the Book of Songs also reflected various social situations at that time, including the life and rights of the nobles and the poverty and hardship of the people. These experiences and feelings flowed between the lines of the poem, forming a touching taste and cultural value different from other documents.
In a word, The Book of Songs is an essence in China's ancient cultural treasure house, and it is the earliest collection of poems in Han literature. It records the history, culture and thoughts of China society for more than 6 years, which provides an important reference for us to understand ancient China.
In the 35 poems it contains, we can feel the profound thoughts of the ancients on love, friendship, life and morality, and their reverence for all things in the world. At the same time, we can also appreciate the ups and downs of various social situations at that time and realize the meaning of life.