The Book of Songs is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works from the 11th to 6th centuries BC, divided into Feng (风 folk songs), Ya (雅 court songs), and Song (颂 hymns).
楚楚者茨,言抽其棘,自昔何为?我蓺黍稷。我黍与与,我稷翼翼。 我仓既盈,我庾维亿。以为酒食,以享以祀,以妥以侑,以介景福...
信彼南山,维禹甸之。畇畇原隰,曾孙田之。我疆我理,南东其亩。 上天同云。雨雪雰雰,益之以霡霂。既优既渥,既沾既足。生我百...