Is it useful to read the Book of Songs?

Reading the Book of Songs is certainly useful. The reason for this is the following：

1, because it is the earliest collection of poems in China.

2. There are various forms of expression. Later generations classified the expressions used in The Book of Songs into three categories: Fu, Bi and Xing.

3. It provides valuable written materials for later historians and archaeologists to study the history of Zhou Dynasty. It provides an important basis for later scholars to study the political system, social form, customs and etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty.