The direct origin of Chu Ci is Chu folk songs represented by "Nine Songs".
Chu Ci, also known as "Chu Ci", is a new poetry genre created by Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu State during the Warring States Period. Qu Yuan's lyrical poem "Li Sao" has a romantic style and is a representative work of Chu Ci. Therefore, Chu Ci is also called "Sao Style".
The works of "Chu Ci" or those that imitate the style of Chu Ci are called "Chu Ci style" or "Sao style". The name "Chu Ci" first appeared during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. At this time, "Chu Ci" had already become a literary genre. "Chu Ci" refers to poems and poems composed with the characteristics of Chu region's music, dialect and famous objects.
Introduction to Folk Songs
Furthermore, the direct origin of Chu Ci should be Chu folk songs represented by "Nine Songs". "Nine Songs" was originally a witchcraft song for sacrifices, which was later processed by Qu Yuan and preserved. Other works such as "Li Sao" were developed on this basis. Due to the origin relationship between Chu Ci and Han Dynasty Fu, Qu Yuan's works are also known as "Qu Fu".
The Songs of Chu are originally the songs of Chu. During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan of the Chu State absorbed its nutrients and created masterpieces such as "Li Sao". Later generations imitated the famous works and became a unique literary work, commonly known as Chu Ci. Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty compiled it into a collection of "Chu Ci", and Wang Yi of the Eastern Han Dynasty made additional contributions and added chapters and chapters into "Chu Ci Chapters and Sentences".
Chu Ci, whose original meaning refers to the songs of Chu, later gradually became fixed in two meanings: one is the genre of poetry, and the other is the name of the collection of poems. The creative technique of Chu Ci is romantic, with unrestrained emotions, strange imagination, and strong local characteristics and mythological color of Chu State.