If the Book of Songs Could Speak

This is a historical novel that makes "The Book of Songs" come alive from the textbook! In the land of China in the 8th century BC, rituals and music had not yet collapsed, and poetry was still breathing among the people. This is not the obscure "Book of Songs" in your impression, but an era of flesh and blood - farmers singing on the field ridges, soldiers lamenting in the beacon fire, nobles plotting in the banquet room, and poetry is their diary, password, weapon and soul. This 300,000-word long historical and social novel uses a popular writing style to reconstruct the real world behind the 300 chapters of the Book of Songs. Time span: from the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the early Spring and Autumn Period (900 BC - 700 BC), covering key turning points such as "Chinese Rebellion", "Republican Administration" and "Xuan Wang Zhongxing". Geographical stage: From the fields of Bindi to the palace of Haojing, from the cold frontier fortress of Qin to the prosperous markets of Zheng and Wei, it spans the places with the style of fifteen countries. Poetic vernacular style: telling ancient stories in modern language, making "July Fire" become the farmer's weather forecast, "It's a day without clothes" becomes the soldier's battlefield password, and "Jian Jia Cang Cang" becomes a hopeless love that cannot be obtained. Four protagonists, four poetic realms! Ji He - Bindi farmer, the unknown person in "July" Zi Yuan - a woman from Zheng State, waiting and action in "Zi Jin" Ying Zhan-an officer of the Qin State, the flesh and blood man behind "No Clothes" Zhao Bohu-a senior official in the Zhou Dynasty, the compilation and compromise of "Daya" The three-layer narrative structure opens up a new way of reading "The Book of Songs" Level 1: Psalms come alive Second level: History has moved The third level: humanity shines