Chinese poem illustration: 周颂 思文/ Zhou Song – Remind of His Sophistication by Anonymous

周颂 思文

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An anthem dedicated to Hou Ji(后稷) who is treated as the very first ancestor of Zhou people(周人), he is regarded as the founder of the agriculture as well.

Characters 文, 立, 极, 来牟, 育, 常 are further analysed.

周颂 思文
佚名

思文后稷,克配彼天。
立我烝民,莫菲尔极。
贻我来牟,帝命率育。
无此疆尔界,陈常于时夏。

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