During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu, created a new poetry genre-Chu Ci-in Chu language on the basis of southern folk songs. Qu Yuan's lyric poem Li Sao has a romantic style and is a masterpiece of Chu Ci, so Chu Ci is also called Li Sao Style.
Chuci is a kind of poetry form that rose in Chu State during the Warring States Period, also known as "Chuci". The works use the literary style and dialect rhyme of Chu (now in Hunan, Hubei and Anhui) to describe the mountains, rivers and historical customs of Chu, which has strong local characteristics. The syntax of Chu Ci is uneven, flexible, colorful and skillful, with a large number of "Xi" as the interlayer. During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan of Chu absorbed his nutrition and created great works such as Li Sao, which was imitated by later generations and became a unique literary work, commonly known as Chu Ci.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang compiled the Collection of Songs of the South, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Yi gained something and added it to the chapters of Songs of the South. Hao Ran's poem "Accompany Prime Minister Zhang Zisong Zi to Dongzhu Palace" says: "The sound of wax scares the clouds and dreams, and the fishing songs excite Chu Ci." Zhuzi School Volume 139: "Although Chu Ci is simple, it is difficult for later generations to learn its methods. Not clear. " Wei Songqing treated the poet Jade Chip on the poetic style: "Those who follow the style of Chu Ci after Qu Song are all called Chu Ci." Hua Yao's Post-Thesis Record: "What the Chu people say is also true. Although both Wind and Canglang have been recorded in the past, Sao is particularly far-reaching. If his words are strange and strange, his thoughts are strange, so he can write the first word with "wind" and "elegance" Therefore, Chu Ci became popular on behalf of "poetry" and became a family.