The difference between poetry and fu is that poetry is beautiful because of emotion and clear because of fu. In other words, poetry is used to express subjective feelings and should be written beautifully and delicately; Fu is used to describe objective things, and it should be written clearly and smoothly.
Complete definition
Fu is a style in ancient China, which pays attention to literary talent and rhythm and has the nature of poetry and prose. It is based on "layout prose, writing things and writing ambitions" as a means, focusing on writing scenery and expressing emotions through scenery. A prosodic style with the aim of "praise" and "allegory", which often adopts the method of laying out the narrative, and the fu must rhyme, which is a main feature that distinguishes it from other styles. It began in the Warring States and flourished in the Han Dynasty.
Fu first appeared in hundred schools of thought's essays, called "short fu"; Qu Yuan's "Sao Style" is a transition from poetry to fu, which is called "Sao Fu". The style of Fu was formally established in the Han Dynasty, which is called "Ci Fu". After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Fu developed in the direction of parallel prose, which was called "parallel prose fu". In the Tang dynasty, it changed from parallel style to regular style, which was called "law fu"; In Song Dynasty, Fu appeared in the form of prose, which was called "Wen Fu".
Famous fu works include Sima Xiangru's Preface Fu, Du Mu's Epanggong Fu, Ouyang Xiu's Autumn Sound Fu, Su Shi's Red Cliff Fu and so on. , respected by Confucian scholars in past dynasties.