Probing into the Construction of “De of the Zhou Dynasty”from the Ancestor Worship Poetry in The Book of Songs

De of the Zhou Dynastyis the culture and achievements of the Zhou Dynasty which had the characters of the Zhou nationality. The construction of it made Zhou dynasty on an equal footing with Yu,Xia and Shang dynasties. We can reveal its path from the ancestor worship poetry in The Book of Songs: it started with De of agriculturewhich is its national culture,De of Weninitiated by Wenwang is its exemplary political culture. The former from the national perspective while the later from the political perspective established the validity of Zhou dynasty's succeeding legitimism and the specificity of national culture that differences from other nations. The former provided fertile ground for the later while the later developed and expanded the later former,and endowed it the character ofWen. Worship heaven and love the peoplewas the essence of both of them.