1. Strong sense of history: Yuanqu takes the historical events in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties as the background, and shows the political struggle, social contradictions and ethnic contradictions in that turbulent era through the fate change of the protagonist Chen Yuanyuan.
Taking historical events as the theme, Wu vividly showed the life scenes, characters and political features of that era through delicate description and in-depth thinking, which made readers feel the rich historical atmosphere of that era.
2. The uniqueness of characterization: In Yuan Yuanqu, Wu showed her beautiful, intelligent and kind side by depicting the protagonist Chen Yuanyuan, and also revealed her tragic ending.
When describing the relationship between Chen Yuanyuan and other characters, Wu used a variety of techniques such as comparison and contrast to highlight the personality characteristics and fate of different characters, making the characters more vivid and three-dimensional.
3. Innovation of artistic form: Yuan Zaju is innovative in artistic form. Wu adopted the form of classical poetry and used rich figures of speech and expressive techniques, such as long sentences, short sentences, antithesis and allusions, which made the expressive force of poetry richer and deeper. Yuan Zaju also absorbed elements of folk art such as opera and rap, and made poetry more vivid and interesting through the combination of narration and lyricism.
The content of yuanyuanqu:
1 tells the love story of Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Sangui: Chen Yuanyuan was originally a prostitute in Kunshan, and she was gorgeous for a while. After seeing Chen Yuanyuan, Wu Sangui was surprised and took her as his concubine. Later, Wu Sangui took Chen Yuanyuan as its capital and gained sovereignty over Yunnan. However, after Chen Yuanyuan entered Wu Fu, he was forced to have a disagreement with Wu Sangui's wife, which led to a rift in their feelings.
2. Described the historical changes in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties: In the song, Wu showed the historical background and social contradictions in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties by describing the fate changes of Chen Yuanyuan.
He described the corruption of Ming government and the intensification of ethnic conflicts, as well as the entry of Qing army and the demise of Ming government. These historical events are closely linked with the fate of Chen Yuanyuan, showing the mutual relationship between personal fate and historical changes.
3. Revealing social features: In the Garden Song, Wu also showed the social features at that time by describing the relationship between Chen Yuanyuan and other characters. He described the love entanglement between Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Sangui, as well as the complicated relationship with other officials and soldiers. These descriptions reveal the social morality, value orientation and the ugly side of human nature at that time.