Qu Yuan's life is a tragedy, a tragedy of patriots, a tragedy of reformers, and a tragedy in which justice is destroyed by evil. As a politician and reformer, he failed all his life. His ideals and career will always be regretted by future generations. But as a great thinker and writer, he succeeded. His character of caring for the country and the people, being honest and clean was praised as a model by later generations. His magnificent works and gorgeous words are masterpieces of the world literature hall. The style of "Chu Ci" created by him is unique in the history of China literature, and it is also called "coquettish" with the Book of Songs, which has a positive impact on later poetry creation. Modern scholar Liang Qichao first recommended Qu Yuan as "the ancestor of China writers". Guo Moruo commented that Qu Yuan was a "great patriotic poet", a shining star in the era of bright stars, and "especially a colorful first-class star". Wen Yiduo commented that Qu Yuan was "the only person with sufficient conditions to be called a people's poet in the history of China". The History of China Literature rated Qu Yuan as "the first great patriotic poet in the history of China". The Encyclopedia of China Literature rated Qu Yuan as "the founder of romantic literature in China".
Qu Yuan is a patriotic poet, but he loved Chu at that time, which is different from today's patriotism.