Li Sao is Qu Yuan's masterpiece. Qu Yuan's illness, Chu Huaiwang's refusal to listen, flattery to cover up the Ming Dynasty, and intolerable evil songs that harmed the people led him to write Li Sao. Li Sao is a magnificent political lyric poem, which has a lofty position in the history of China literature. Written when Qu Yuan was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River, it was a poet's work full of patriotic passion to express his worries and indignation.
For the sake of ideals, Qu Yuan pursued tirelessly. He said, the road is long, and I will go up and down, which shows a spirit of persistent pursuit of truth.