Is Yuanqu an ancient poem?

People usually say Yuanqu, including opera and Sanqu. Opera music refers to the lyrics of zaju, which is an inseparable part of drama and a comprehensive technique performed on the stage. Sanqu is a new member of the rhyme family, and it is a new poetic style after poetry and ci. In the literary world of Yuan Dynasty, it kept pace with the traditional style of poetry, representing the highest achievement of poetry creation in Yuan Dynasty. So is Yuanqu to some extent.