《The Book of Songs》Herb Study

• Main Authors: Chun-hui Chu, 朱春慧
• Other Authors: Deng Shun Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87959107988731766311

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 國語文學系碩士班 === 98 === Book of Songs is a classic Chinese book, written 3000 years ago. It is also one of the best examples of Chinese poetry. Confucius praises the 300 which refers to the Book of Songs. The content is mainly folk songs and praise. The book also contains good examples of metaphors. One of the most beautiful parts of the Book of Songs is how it references people as various plants and animals. It also discusses the mutual love between husband and wife with a vivid, delicate and natural emotion. The Book of Songs contains a great amount of information about plants, referencing 135 species. In order to completely understand the poems found in the book, one must have a good knowledge of the names of different vegetation.「Fbird white, are exposed to frost, that the Iraqis in the water side。」（Qin Feng．Reeds）、「We gather yi, thin statement adopted for the。」（Fu Zhou ?G Nan Yi ）、「Xi chang Chu, Yi-Nuo its China。」「Reeds」is「Reeds」，「Yi」is「Plantian」，「Changchu」is「Kiwi」，also name「Kiwifruit」。Those are familiar herbs. However, as times change, different names are used. As a result, we cannot complete understand the poems as written. Therefore, understanding the meaning of poetry can easily be overlooked. The purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings of the poems, the themes of the plant characteristics, the relevance of the poetry, and the descriptions of the roles of these herbs in their daily lives. Therefore, three thousand years later, we can still identify the same herbs as the author and enjoy the same poetry.