The Book of Songs is one of the most important classics in China's ancient culture and literature, and the inheritance of the Book of Songs by four schools in the Han Dynasty is one of the important topics. The Book of Songs handed down by four schools in Han Dynasty includes Shi Mao, Gu Liang Zhuan, Wei Shi and Zheng Shi, among which Shi Mao is the most widely circulated version.
Han Dynasty is an important period in the history of China, which experienced two periods: the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and had a far-reaching impact on the development of China culture. The Han Dynasty is famous for its cultural prosperity and the development of poetry. Among them, inheriting four versions of The Book of Songs became one of the highlights of the culture at that time.
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Shi Mao: The most famous version is Mao Heng (or Mao Jie), so it is called "Shi Mao". Mao Heng, a scholar at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, carefully arranged and annotated The Book of Songs, and explained and commented on every poem. His version is more readable and popular, so it has been passed down to this day.
Gu Liang Zhuan: Gu Liang Zhuan is a version of the early Eastern Han Dynasty, compiled by Gu Yong. The feature of Gu Liang Zhuan is that it retains more ancient versions and keeps the original flavor of The Book of Songs as much as possible.
Wei Shi: Wei Shi was a mid-Eastern Han edition, edited by Wei. Wei's version has some unique features in annotation and interpretation, and is also highly praised.
Zheng Shi: Zheng Shi is a version compiled by Zheng Xuan, a Confucian scholar and literary critic at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His version emphasizes the importance of phonology and temperament, so it has a far-reaching influence on later literary research.
Mao's poems have been passed down to this day:
1. Detailed Notes: The detailed notes in Mao's poems help readers to understand the words in The Book of Songs and the meanings behind them. This is very helpful for beginners and researchers.
2. Widely circulated: Mao's poems were widely circulated in the Han Dynasty and later history and became one of the main versions of The Book of Songs. Its circulation and influence can hardly be replaced by other editions.
3. Ancient cultural value: The annotation of Mao's poems is helpful to understand ancient culture and etiquette, and occupies an important position in China's traditional culture.
To sum up, among the four versions of The Book of Songs handed down in the Han Dynasty, Shi Mao has been widely accepted and passed down to this day because of its detailed annotations, wide spread and importance to ancient culture. This provides an important foundation for later literary research and cultural inheritance.