
The Book of Poetry Published by Artron was Honored of the Finest Book in the World
2010-03-03 09:25:44 Elizabeth Lee
The Book of Poetry published by Artron was honoured of the Finest Book in the World in Leipzig,Germany. It is the third time for Artron to get this honour. In 2008and 2005, 'Historical pictures anthology of Chinese drama collected by Mei Lanfang' and 'Memory in China' were gained this honour as well.
The Book of Poetry is the first anthology of Chinese poems. It compiled 305 poems written over a period of 500 years spanning from the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century - 771BC) to the mid Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). The Book of Poetry has three parts -- Feng (The Book of Songs), Ya (Odes and Epics) and Song (Hymns). Song was used by the ruling class during their sacrifices to the gods and ancestors. Ya has two parts -- odes and hymns -- both sung at courts or banquets. Ya includes odes to former heroes and satire on the current politics of the day. Feng is the most important part of the anthology, and includes 160 folksongs collected from 15 city-states. Ya includes 105 poems in two parts -- The Book of Odes and The Book of Epics. Song includes 40 poems in three parts -- The Hymns of Zhou, The Hymns of Lu, and The Hymns of Shang.
It is known that there are 634 books from 32 countries to contend this honour, The selecting event in Leipzig, Germany has about one-hundred-year history and this honor is the highest honour in the book design field,
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