Classic of Poetry
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The Classic of Poetry is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poems and songs, forming one of the Confucian Five Classics and a foundational text of Chinese literature and philosophy.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text
ⓘ
Confucian classic ⓘ literary canon work ⓘ poetry anthology ⓘ |
| canonicalIn | Confucian tradition ⓘ |
| centralConcept | expression of moral and political order ⓘ |
| compiledInDynasty | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
court hymns
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eulogies ⓘ folk songs ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| earliestPoemsDateToCenturyBCE | 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| field |
Chinese literature
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Chinese philosophy ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ |
| genre |
hymns
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lyric poetry ⓘ odes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of Odes
NERFINISHED
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Book of Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ Classic of Odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 詩經 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryTradition |
Mao Commentary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zheng Xuan commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPinyinName | Shijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Airs of the States
NERFINISHED
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Eulogies ⓘ Greater Court Hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Court Hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese lyric poetry
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Chinese moral philosophy ⓘ East Asian literary traditions ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| latestPoemsDateToCenturyBCE | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 305 ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Chinese canon ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
foundational text of Chinese literature
ⓘ
foundational text of Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| status | oldest extant collection of Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Imperial examination system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Spring and Autumn period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Zhou period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Confucius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bureaucratic examinations
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moral education ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.