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1、ShiJing(BookofOdes)IntroductionChineseliteraturebeginswithShiJing(BookofOdes),ananthologyofsongs,poems,andhymns.Itconsistsof311poems(6withouttext)datingfromtheZhouDynasty(1027-771BC)totheSpring&AutumnPeriod(770-476BC).Geographically,thesepoemswerecollectedfromtheareawh
2、ichisnowcentralChinaandthelowerHuangHe(YellowRiver)ValleyofnorthChinawhereChinesecivilizationbeganandflourished.Theareacoverswhataretoday抯ShanXi,ShanXi,ShanDong,HeNan,andHuBeiprovinces.Thecollectionisdividedintofourmainsections:1.GuoFeng(LessonsfromtheStates):poemsorfo
3、lksongsfromordinarypeople.2.XiaoYa(MinorOdesoftheKingdom):poemsorsongsconcerninglifeofthenobility.3.DaYa(GreaterOdesoftheKingdom):poemsorsongsofpraiseoftherulersandtheirlife.4.Song(OdesoftheTempleandtheAltar):hymnswrittenforreligiousceremoniesofthecourt.Inspiteoftheman
4、yinterpretationsandcommentarieswrittengenerationslater,ShiJing抯influenceonChineseliteratureisoverwhelmingandundeniablebyanyoneatanytime.ShiJingnotonlylaysthefoundationfortheformationofstyleandrulesforChineseclassicalpoems,itisalsofrequentlyquotedinothercanonicalChinese
5、textsandhasalwaysbeenreferredtoasmoraltruthandlessons.ItisnocoincidencethatthenumberofpoemsselectedbySunZhuin1763forhispopular300TangPoemswasanexactmatchwiththatoftheShiJing.ThisisjustanexampleofhowinfluentialShiJingisonChineseliteratureeveninthemosttrivialway.Poemscol
6、lectedintheanthologytouchandreflectonallaspectsofChineselifeatthetime.Somedescribeemotion,feelingsandsituationsofpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety,somereporteventsandmattersofstate,somedepicttheharmoniousruleofnature.Thereisrecordofaboutonehundredkindsofplantsandtree
7、sandninetykindsofanimalsandinsectsinShiJing.Differentkindsofmusicalinstruments,metals,armsandmunitionsofwar,buildings,clothing,food,etc.arefrequentlymentioned.Giventhegenuineanddiversenatureofthepoemscollectedinthisanthology,inadditiontoitsliterarysignificance,ShiJingi
8、saveryvaluabledocumentforthosewhowishtoseekinsightintoChinesecivilizationandbeyond.ShiJinghasbeentranslatedintoEnglis
