The longest lyric poem in ancient China is Lisao, and the longest romantic lyric poem with practical significance in the history of ancient poetry in China is the representative work of Qu Yuan, a poet of the Warring States Period.
Comments on Li Sao:
The perfect combination of Li Sao's high artistic achievement and its rich and profound ideological content makes it a masterpiece in the history of China literature and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. Mr. Lu Xun once praised it as "an excellent speech" (an outline of China's literary history) and gave a high evaluation.
It is also a long and enduring autobiographical political lyric poem. The whole poem profoundly shows Qu Yuan's political ideal and its contradiction with the old forces of Chu, and pours out his psychological pain and hesitation. His ardent love for his homeland and unremitting pursuit of ideals have become the righteousness of the world.
The original text of Li Sao and its appreciation;
Original: Emperor Levin is a descendant of Miao nationality, and I, the emperor, am called Bo Yong. I went to Meng Xi with my virginity, but Geng Yin and I surrendered. The emperor's glimpse of Yu Yu was the first step, and Zhao Xiyu was famous. The name Yu is formal, but the word Yu is both. Fenwu has both inner beauty and self-cultivation. Hu Jiang left with Bi, thinking that she was admirable. If I am not as good as me, I am afraid that my age is not with me. Mulan Xi in the morning and maize in the evening.
The sun and the moon suddenly don't flood, and the spring and autumn have successively. But the vegetation is scattered, and I am afraid that the beauty will come late. Do not cherish the strong, abandon filth, why not change this degree? Chaos: It's already embarrassing!
Li Sao has a strong romantic spirit, passionate emotions, high style and magnificent colors. He is also good at skillfully using the materials of myths and legends to gallop the imagination, among which "Parade of China" has become a classic chapter of this kind of description in ancient China literature. The metaphor of vanilla beauty also has a great influence on later poems, epics and ancient poems.