What is Yuefu Poetry?

Yuefu poetry refers to the poems collected, preserved and handed down by the royal Yuefu system or the music management organ equivalent to Yuefu function.

Yuefu, an ancient folk music in China. Yuefu is the administrative organ of ancient music. Since the Qin Dynasty, the official institution established by the imperial court to manage music adopted the name of the Qin Dynasty in the Han Dynasty. In 65438 BC+065438 BC+02 BC, Yuefu was formally established when Emperor Wu was in office. Its task is to collect and edit local folk music, arrange, adapt and create music, and sing and perform.

Music bureau

"Yuefu", originally the name of the organ in charge of music, was first established in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and there were Yuefu organs in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Its specific tasks are making music scores, collecting lyrics and cultivating musical talents. There are two sources of lyrics: one is specially written by literati, and the other is collected from China folk.

Later, people called the poems collected by Yuefu organs Yuefu, or Yuefu poems and Yuefu songs, so Yuefu changed from the official name to the poem name. The two best Yuefu poems are Mulan Poetry and Peacock Flying Southeast.

Yuefu Poetry Collection divides Yuefu poetry into 12 categories, such as Jiaomiao Ci, Ci, Advocacy Ci, Transverse Blowing Ci, Harmony Ci, Dance Ci, Qin Ci, Miscellaneous Ci, Modern Ci, Miscellaneous Ci and New Yuefu Ci. It is divided into several subclasses. For example, poems with horizontal blows can be divided into Han's horizontal blows and Jiao's horizontal blows.