What is the value of The Songs of the South?

Chu ci is developed on the basis of Chu folk songs through processing and refining, and has strong local characteristics. Due to the differences in geography and language environment, Chu has its own unique local music since ancient times, which was called Nanfeng and Nanyin in ancient times. There are also unique folk songs, such as Chu people's songs, Yue people's songs and Canglang songs recorded in Shuo Yuan. More importantly, Chu has a long history, witchcraft prevails, Chu people entertain gods with songs and dances, so that myths are preserved in large quantities and poetry and music develop rapidly, which makes Chu folk songs full of primitive religious atmosphere. All these influences make Chu Ci have the unique rhyme of Chu State, and at the same time, it has a deep romantic color and a strong witchcraft culture. It can be said that the emergence of Chu Ci is inseparable from the influence of Chu folk songs and cultural traditions. At the same time, Chu Ci is the product of the combination of southern Chu culture and northern Central Plains culture. After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Chu, always called Man Jing, became stronger and stronger. In the process of seizing the Central Plains and the hegemony of vassals, frequent contacts with northern countries promoted extensive exchanges between the North and the South, and Chu was also deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains in the north. It is this intersection of North and South cultures that gave birth to such a great poet as Qu Yuan and such colorful great poems as Chu Ci.