Chu Ci is an important representative of Chu culture, and the main feature of its style is what words are used for poetry.

As for the characteristics of Chu Ci, Huang in Song Dynasty summarized it in the Preface to the Correction of Chu Ci: "Gaiqu, Song Sao all wrote Chu language, Chu sound and Chu land, which made Chu things famous, so Gu can be called' Chu Ci'." This statement is correct. In addition, the historical legends, fairy tales, customs and habits, artistic techniques and rich lyric styles involved in the works of Qu and Song in Chu Ci all have distinct Chu culture colors. These are the basic features of Chu Ci and an important part of Chu culture that complements the Central Plains culture.

Stylistic features of Chu Ci.

1. Poetic style, grandiose arrangement and rich imagination are the common characteristics of Chu Ci. For example, Li Sao is full of absurd imagination, and the true feelings are repeatedly expressed. 2. Stylistically, compared with The Book of Songs, the length of The Songs of Chu has greatly increased, and the sentence pattern has changed from four characters to unlimited and uneven. 3. As far as language is concerned, Chu dialect is mostly used in Songs of Chu, and there are a large number of dialect words in Chu. In addition, "xi" and "some" as function words have also become a distinctive symbol of Chu Ci.