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"Shangshu" is a very valuable historical document, which records many important events and thoughts in ancient times. The stories and characters in the book showed noble moral character and wisdom, which deeply inspired me. For example, Emperor Yao's abdication and Emperor Shun's benevolence both reflected the noble qualities of the ancient holy kings. Moreover, the language of this book is concise and clear, and the translation is accurate, making it easier for me to understand the meaning. In short, "Shangshu" is a good book worth reading. It can let us understand the ancient wisdom and culture.

Shangshu describes the history of China's Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang eras, showing the situation in primitive society where the productive forces were underdeveloped and needed to rely on group strength. The Five Emperors period attached great importance to groups, emphasizing the harmony of all nations and the virtues of the world, so that talents can be mobilized, forces can be gathered to produce, and achievements can be made. In addition, there are many contents about worshiping mountains and rivers in Shangshu, which show the nature worship phenomenon of ancient people in primitive society. The contents about flowers, birds, insects and fish also show the related use of animal totems in primitive society. In later generations, the focus of sacrifices was more inclined to ancestral temples, that is, internal families and previous generations of holy kings. The sacrifices to heaven, earth, mountains and rivers showed a stronger political color rather than pure worship. To a certain extent, the content of Shangshu reflects the characteristics of primitive society that emphasize sacrifice, collectives, and production, as well as the situation of tribal alliances. The ideas of solidarity, reciprocity and moral cultivation put forward in primitive times are still useful today. It is a pity that the speech and topics of the primitive society period may not be so lofty and broad. On the contrary, they may be more simple. However, it is understandable that later generations will treat them in a literary way. It is still necessary to uncover the taboos that later generations have about our ancestors during this period of history. While appreciating the stories of various benevolent kings, we also need to step out of the frame, objectively examine and deduce history. We cannot accept all the descriptions of later generations, and we must respect them and not blindly believe them.

Classic Chinese studies books are so beautiful [smile][smile][smile]

As a classic, "Shangshu" is very suitable as an introductory book to understand the classical era. Reading it together with "Spring and Autumn" can help you better understand the way of thinking of pre-Qin characters and the characteristics of the classical era.

Very good book

Chinese ancient classics must be read carefully by Chinese people.