We have all studied the Book of Songs, and many of us can casually say a few lines, such as "A fair lady, a gentleman is a good man." This is a widely circulated poem, which also reflects the ancient people's concept of marriage, which also contains A kind of sexual culture of ancient people, let’s take you to understand it below!

The Book of Songs is the earliest extant poetry collection in my country. It collects 305 poems from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period. It was written around the Spring and Autumn Period and was revised by Confucius. The book is divided into three parts: Feng, Ya, and Song. Among them, the "Feng" style of the fifteen countries mainly collects folk songs and ballads from various places. There are many poems about "men and women are happy" and poems involving love and sexual life. Accounted for a considerable proportion. In addition, there are individual chapters in "Xiaoya" that describe the social attitude towards women's childbirth at that time.

The first chapter of "The Book of Songs", "Guan Sui", contains the sentence "A graceful lady, a gentleman loves to be a quarrel", which means that a beautiful and virtuous young lady is the ideal spouse pursued by a young man with both good morals and academics. , which reflects the ancient concept of well-matched marriage. In the poem "Marked with Plum", it reflects the eagerness of older girls to get married. The poem says, "It is marked with plums, but it is actually seven points. Please pray to me, a common man, for your good fortune." In late spring, the plums gradually turn yellow and ripen, falling off, leaving only seven fruits on the tree. The eldest girl feels that time is running out, so she urges her lover to choose quickly. Come and marry her on an auspicious day. In the second chapter of the poem, it is written: "It is marked with plum, but it is actually three points. I beg my common people to stop it now." Seventy percent of the fruits on the plum tree have fallen, and only three fruits are left on the tree. The eldest girl She felt even more that time was not forgiving, and she felt very anxious, so she didn't have to choose a good day or a good time, she just asked her lover to come and marry her today.

In the poem "Xiaoya Si Gan", the description of women's pregnancy and childbirth is as follows: "The bear and the beast are the auspiciousness of a man, the snake is the auspiciousness of a woman." It means that pregnant women are in If you often dream about big dogs and bears in your sleep, this is a sign of giving birth to a boy; while if a pregnant woman often dreams of snakes, it is a sign of giving birth to a girl. Although this view has no scientific basis, it has a great influence on future generations. The poem also reflects a view that favors sons over daughters, such as: "The birth of a man carries the bed to sleep on, the clothes to wear, and the clothes to play with." "The birth of a woman carries the place to sleep; the clothes to carry the clothes, "When a boy is born, he sleeps on a high bed, wears fine clothes, and can play with jade; when a baby girl is born, he sleeps on the floor, wears coarse clothes, and can only play with pottery. Therefore, later generations often use "Nongzhang" to refer to baby boys, and "Nongwa" to refer to baby girls. This feudal custom of favoring boys over girls has been affecting China for thousands of years.