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诗经 shījīnɡ noun Book of Songs《诗经》The earliest collection of poems and songs in China. 305 pieces were collected over 500 years, from the beginning of the Western Zhou to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period. The collection was called Poems (《诗》) or Three Hundred Poems (《诗三百》) in the pre-Qin period. In the Western Han they were acknowledged as Confucian classics, and acquired the title Book of Songs (《诗经》). Most of the poems have four lines, and are divided into three categories: feng (风), ya (雅) and song (颂) poems. Feng poems are mostly folk songs from 15 states. Ya poems are songs for royal banquets and gatherings. Song poems are sung to dance music while offerings are made at the royal ancestral shrines, and mostly praise the exploits of the ancestors. |