The fish image,as an important part of the image group in the Book of Poetry,shows ancient social life and culture with rich connotations.In the eyes of the ancestors,the image of fish not only symbolized grain harvest,women's pregnancy and spouses in love,but also embodied the richness of banquets,indicating certain political significance.This paper,based on the viewpoints of WEN Yiduo and two Japanese sinologists:BAI ChuanJing and JIA Jingzhen,analyzes the fish image appearing in the Book of Poetry,which is of great significance for understand-ing The Book of Poetry and learning about the ancient social life.
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