The Book of Poetry as the World’s First Research Report

The collection of folk songs and odes for the Book of Poetry (Shih-ching/ Shijing) was in nature a social research project in ancient China. This paper studies the Book of Poetry as a research report, probing into the background of the assignment of poetry functionaries as researchers, relevant...

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Main Author: Li Houqiang and Lu Jiaqiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Department of Contemporary Social Sciences 2022-01-01
Series:Contemporary Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://css.researchcommons.org/journal/vol2022/iss1/8