1937 when War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, Guo Moruo secretly returned from Japan to attend War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. 194 1 year 1 month. After the "Southern Anhui Incident", the requirements of the spirit of the times and the anger caused by the "Southern Anhui Incident" aroused Guo Moruo's surging creative enthusiasm. In a short period of one and a half years, he created six large-scale historical dramas, such as Flowers of Tang Di, Qu Yuan, Tiger Symbol, Gao Jian Li, Peacock Gallbladder and Nanguan Grass, which reached the peak of China's historical drama creation in the 20th century. The flowers of Tang Di (194 1), Qu Yuan, Hu Fu and Gao Jianli (1942) were all adapted according to historical events in the Warring States period. On the basis of the poetic drama of the same name and the historical drama Nie Yi in the 1920s, the flower of Tang Di, which was processed and created, highlighted the theme of "advocating assembly and opposing division". Qu Yuan created a tragic hero image with both politician's vision and poet's feelings, and realized the harmonious unity of historical truth, artistic truth and realistic tendency. Through the story of Wei Xinling and Ru Ji stealing symbols to save Zhao, Tiger Fu praised the idea of "treating people as adults" and did not hesitate to go through fire and water to die for it. Gao Jianli (also known as Lou) takes the story of Gao Jianli's attack on Qin Shihuang as the theme, and carries forward the dedication of sacrificing his life to resist autocratic rule. Peacock Gallbladder (1942) shows the love tragedy between Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali in the late Yuan Dynasty, and Princess Agai, the daughter of Liang Wang. Nanguancao (1943) praised the national integrity of Xia Wanchun, a young poet in the late Ming Dynasty, with the metaphor of a traitor martyr. These six historical dramas propagate the lofty tragic spirit of dedicating oneself to justice and ideals.
Qu Yuan represents the highest achievement of Guo Moruo's historical drama.