The pre-Qin period was the period when China culture took place and started, and it was the first paragraph of China literature in ancient times. The cultural spirit established at this time has a far-reaching influence on later generations. As a part of pre-Qin culture, pre-Qin literature shows the strong vitality of China literature with its unique charm. Ballads and myths and legends in ancient times are recorded in ancient books from time to time. It is said that it is the cloud in Wax Ci that appeared in Shennong era:

Earth is against its house! Water belongs to its valley! Insects, don't do it! Vegetation, return to its ze!

This is about a song about farming sacrifice. In addition, "Playing Songs" contained in Volume 9 of Wu Yue Chun Qiu:

Break bamboo, continue bamboo, fly soil, and drive away evil.

This poem reflects the process of primitive people making slingshots and hunting. The language is simple, but it has a rhythm. Obviously, it is a very old ballad. The Song of the Houren, which is contained in the first chapter of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, is also a relatively credible legacy of Xia poetry. The emergence of early characters and written literature

Only after the emergence of characters did China literature break away from the legendary period. Oracle inscriptions and inscriptions on some bronzes are the oldest known characters. The emergence of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze provided conditions for the development of oral literature into written literature, which marked the germination of written literature in China.

Third, poetry, music and dance are closely combined

Poetry is one of the oldest literary forms. China's original poems were combined with music and dance. The ancient music of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals:

In the past, the three people played the ox's tail and cast their feet to sing eight songs: one was to carry the people, the other was to sow the birds, the third was to plant trees, the fourth was to strive for the grain, the fifth was to respect the heavens, the sixth was to achieve the emperor's merits, the seventh was to rely on the earth's virtue, and the eighth was the extreme of all things.