Yuefu is divided into Han Yuefu, Nan Yuefu and Bei Yuefu.
Han Yuefu: A musical organ established by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, responsible for collecting, producing and arranging music for the court to sing. Most of them reflect the sufferings of the people, shape the characters, and the plot is relatively complete, which indicates the maturity of narrative poetry in China. Famous articles include the Tenth Five-Year Conscription, Long Songs and East Gate Tour.
Yuefu in Southern Dynasties: Most of them are love songs, which are subtle, euphemistic and touching, such as Xizhou Song.
Yuefu in Northern Dynasties: simple and vigorous, straightforward and frank, with a wide range of contents, including war songs, love songs and pastoral songs, such as Chile Song and Mulan Ci.