Shi King. Lessons From The States. Book Xv. Part 02
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Book Xv. The Odes Of Pin.
Duke Li, an ancestor of the "K"u family, made a settlement, according to its traditions, in B.c. 1797, in Pin, the site of which is pointed out, 90 l to the west of the present district city of San-shui, in Pin "K"u, Shen-hs, where the tribe remained till the movement eastwards of Than-f, celebrated in the first decade of the Major Odes of the Kingdom, ode 3. The duke of "K"u, during the minority of king "Kh"ng, made, it is supposed, the first of the pieces in this Book, describing for the instruction of the young monarch, the ancient ways of their fathers in Pin; and subsequently sonic one compiled other, odes made by the duke, and others also about him, and brought them together under the common name of 'the Odes of Pin.'
Book Xv. The Odes Of Pin.
Duke Li, an ancestor of the "K"u family, made a settlement, according to its traditions, in B.c. 1797, in Pin, the site of which is pointed out, 90 l to the west of the present district city of San-shui, in Pin "K"u, Shen-hs, where the tribe remained till the movement eastwards of Than-f, celebrated in the first decade of the Major Odes of the Kingdom, ode 3. The duke of "K"u, during the minority of king "Kh"ng, made, it is supposed, the first of the pieces in this Book, describing for the instruction of the young monarch, the ancient ways of their fathers in Pin; and subsequently sonic one compiled other, odes made by the duke, and others also about him, and brought them together under the common name of 'the Odes of Pin.'
