What are the representative works of The Book of Songs?

The representative works of The Book of Songs include Mencius, Elegance, Dragon and Phoenix, Yuanfeng, Qiyan and so on.

These nine hymns reflect the social and cultural changes at that time and are one of the cradles of China traditional culture.

One of the most representative chants in The Book of Songs is Mang. Mang, with its theme of chanting things, has a simple structure and represents the characteristics of the times. From climate to biology, from nature to humanity, from praise to lament, the full text involves the original scene.

A nostalgic and noble temperament can be seen in the song. The singer seems to be looking at the ancient land and looking forward to the past. The theme of this poem is to combine people's thoughts with symbolic meaning, describe the poet's attachment to history, culture and cultural consciousness in plain language, and show a sacred and decadent mood.

Another most famous poem is Daya. "Daya" consists of twelve sections, based on five tones, with the theme of praising Shennong and Zhou Wenwang, and its content is quite rich.

The poem depicts Shennong's achievements and rich blessings when Zhou Wenwang was in power, and also connects God with the world, symbolizing Shennong's achievements, and the praise is self-evident. In this poem, the singer expresses the well-being of the land god in the form of poetry and knocks on the sacred meaning of God.

There is also Xiao Ya Ya, named Shang Qing, which is arranged in a five-character format and has a large amount of creation. Its themes are religion, medicine, geography, science and so on. Its content introduces China's ancient history, culture, theory and other knowledge, especially the musical theory of Gong Shang's lingering sound, such as "Eight Tones" and "Twelve Laws", which is amazing.

It is the most quintessential literary work in China traditional culture. Its main content is to discuss ancient astronomy, geography, religion and other cultural knowledge. It is widely quoted by western culture and other cultures, and is known as the "key to the treasure house" of China culture. It can be seen that its magical power and importance.

The Book of Songs also includes Changfeng, Yuanfeng, Nan Zhou and Seven-character Poems. These hymns all use a large number of five-tone structures, singing the face of ancient China, singing the ancient etiquette, festivals, customs, social culture and other information.

They are vivid and give people an ancient and heavy atmosphere, which is more valuable for historical materials. They bring the ancient life picture to life and bring us to a beautiful ancient world.

To sum up, The Book of Songs occupies an important position in the history of literature with its unique historical value. His representative works are Meng, Elegant, Yuan Feng, Yuan Feng, Qi Yan and so on.

Today, it still has a distinctive color of the times and symbolic significance. It is widely quoted by western culture and other cultures, and it is the most essential literary model in China's traditional culture.