Contents Introduction
The Book of Songs is widely acknowledged as the origin of traditional Chinese culture and highly impacted the whole East Asian culture. It is officially assembled by the famous founder of Confucianist, Confucius, who lived in the Late Zhou Dynasty around 3000 years ago. This epoch is considered paralleled with the Axial Period of world history, and Confucianist is regarded as one of the fundamental East Asian philosophies. The Book of Songs represents secular and religious values Confucius approved in accord with his own philosophical system, which brings a profound impact on traditional Chinese culture, aesthetics, and morality.
