It is correct that Nine Songs of National Sorrow is an elegy to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Chu Kingdom.
"Nine Songs: National Sorrow" is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, and is one of the "Nine Songs". This is an elegy in memory of the soldiers who died in the Chu Kingdom. This poem is divided into two sections. The first section describes the heroic scene of Chu soldiers fighting to the death in a hand-to-hand battle; the second section eulogizes the noble spirit of Chu soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and praises their sacrifices. Heroism and patriotism.
The whole poem vividly describes the fierceness of the war and the courageous spirit of the soldiers striving for the first place, and expresses the author's noble feelings of loving the motherland. The emotion of the poem is sincere and intense, the rhythm is clear and rapid, and the expression is open and vigorous, conveying an awe-inspiring, tragic, upright and masculine beauty, which is unique among Chu-style works.
Qu Yuan lived in the era of King Huai of Chu and King Qingxiang of Chu. At that time, the Qin State, after Shang Yang's reform, came from behind among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and its expansion momentum was aggressive. The Chu State became one of its main targets for conquering cities and territories. However, King Huai of Chu gave up the correct policy of uniting Qi and Qi. He repeatedly believed in Qin's empty promises and made good friends with Qin. When Qin's promises finally came true, it was inevitable that Qin and Chu would become enemies.
In the war between Qin and Chu, the Chu soldiers who died on the battlefield were the defeated, so they could only be buried in the wilderness. No one held funerals and offered sacrifices to these soldiers who died fighting for the country. It was against this background that Qu Yuan, who was in exile, created this immortal masterpiece.