Canglang Song was sung as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, and Confucius and Mencius once mentioned it. Mencius said: "There is a boy who sings:' The water in the surging waves is clear, so you can hold my tassel; The water in the surging waves is turbid, so it can be used to drown my feet. " Confucius said,' Listen, boy! It's enough to be clear and clear, and it's enough to be turbid. "
the song of the obedient boy, which has been circulating in Chu for a long time, was not initiated by Qu Yuan, nor by the fisherman. In ancient times, there was a branch of the Han River that flowed through mian yang (now Xiantao City, Hubei Province) and was called Canglang River. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Qu Yuan, a doctor in San Lv, Chu, was in exile, he swam through the surging waters and met a fisherman in Zhanggou, which was quite sad. The fisherman sang a song "Song of Canglang" to inspire Qu Yuan to face the reality and spread it as a historical story.