Shijing and Chuci

Singing books and southern songs Two of the most important poems in Chinese literary history are book songs (book songs) and southern songs (chouchi). Book of Songs is the oldest poetry collection in China, dating back to the 10th - 7th century BC, during the Zhou dynasty, feudal aristocracy in northern China was regarded as the majority work. Poems of song books are not complicated but rather characterized by realistic themes that are many aspects of contemporary modern life.

The poems collected by the former should not be later than the 5th century BC, but the dates of poetry and southern songs are not accurate, and the poems collected by the latter can be traced back to the 5th century BC. During the Warring States Period, around 300 BC, Liu Xiaoyu believed that it should obey the traditional view suggested initially by Sima Chiang. In studying broader linguistic evidence, William Baxter agreed that Laos should resign in front of Chow Choo and Chu, but he said "Large time until the middle of the 4th century of Laos Part ". Both Liu and Baxter briefly analyzed various theories about Laozi's date.

The language of Laozi provides some clues about its composition date. Most of the text rhymes. Liu Xiaotong (1994 and 1997) focuses on rhyming models, thinking that the structure of poetry in Laozi is closer to Book of Songs (Book of Songs) than later Chu Ci (Chu Ci) It was. The poems collected by the former should not be later than the 5th century BC, but the dates of poetry and southern songs are not accurate, and the poems collected by the latter can be traced back to the 5th century BC. During the Warring States Period, around 300 BC, Liu Xiaoyu believed that it should obey the traditional view suggested initially by Sima Chiang. Examining the wider linguistic evidence, William Baxter agreed that the Lao People's Democratic Party should be earlier than Zhuangzi and Chu, but he said that "the majority of the Laotians were in the middle of the 4th century or early We will follow "