An overview of pre-Qin poetry

Pre-Qin poetry includes The Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, some folk songs in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and some primitive social songs. The source of ancient poems contains folk songs and ancient ballads. Pre-Qin poetry is the source of China's poetry, among which The Book of Songs is the source of China's realistic poetry, and Chu Ci is the source of China's romantic poetry. Pre-Qin poetry, with its rich content, complete rhythm and exquisite conception, set a high precedent for China's poetry. Most pre-Qin poems are short and pithy, concise and poetic. This is quite different from the long epics of the west and ethnic minorities, and has distinct characteristics. Because of this, China's poems are exquisite and meaningful, and the connotation of poems can only be fully displayed in China's formal poems.