What are the folk songs of the Zhou Dynasty?

The "wind" in The Book of Songs refers to the folk songs of various vassal states.

The Book of Songs is divided into "wind, elegance and praise" according to different music. The Wind is a folk song of various vassal states, most of which are folk songs with ideological significance and artistic value, including the national style of 15. The authors are mostly folk singers, but there are also some nobles. Elegant Music is an authentic elegant music in Wang Ji in the Western Zhou Dynasty, with 105 articles, which are divided into "elegant music" and "little music".

"Elegance" was used for meetings of various dynasties, while "Shao" was used for aristocratic banquets. Elegant is mostly the works of court officials and doctors, and a few are folk songs. Ode is the dance music of the ancestral temple of the ruling class, with 40 pieces.

Artistic feature

The artistic feature of Guo Feng is that many poems come from social reality and directly express the true feelings of life without whitewashing. In the method of expression, Fu, Bi and Xing are used. For example, July, Zheng, Shuo, Gaofeng Xintai, Guanju, Qin and so on.

Poets vividly depict characters by describing their inner activities or setting off scenery. For example, Gaofeng Jingnv, Nan Zhou Yao Tao, Zheng Feng, Yue Nv Ji Ming, Feng Weishuoren, etc. They all depict vivid characters with outstanding personality and touching artistic charm. The vocabulary of many chapters in Guofeng comes from the spoken language of the masses, which is accurate, vivid, distinctive and expressive.