The title of Chu ci. Nine Songs was originally the name of an ancient song in legend. The Nine Songs in the Songs of the Chu Dynasty was adapted or processed by Qu Yuan, a Chu man in the Warring States Period, according to folk sacrificial songs. * * * Eleven articles: Emperor Taiyi, Prince in the Cloud, Lady Xiang, Little Siming, Hebo, National Mourning, Ritual Soul. A "national mourning", mourning and praising the soldiers who died for Chu; Most of the chapters describe the attachment between immortals, showing deep yearning or harm without desire or desire. Wang Yi said that Qu Yuan did it when he was exiled to Jiangnan. At that time, Qu Yuan was "full of worries and worries", so he wrote music and songs to worship the gods to express his thoughts and feelings. However, most modern researchers believe that it was made before exile, only for sacrificial purposes.
The title of Chu ci. Regarding its origin, Wang Yi believes that Qu Yuan created it by imitating the folk sacrificial songs of Southern Chu. Zhu believes that Qu Yuan modified the sacrificial songs of Southern Chu and "fixed his words" (Songs of Chu). Hu Shi, on the other hand, thinks that Nine Songs is an ancient "religious song and dance of Xiangjiang people" and "has nothing to do with the legend of Qu Yuan" (reading Chu Ci). Today, people learn more from Zhu.
Based on folk sacrificial songs, Jiuge has many characteristics of folk witchcraft songs in Chu. "History of Han Geography" said: "Chu believes in witches and ghosts, and is heavy in lewdness." "Lu Chunqiu Chileyue" also said: "The decline of Chu is also a witch sound." The so-called "witch", that is, the music songs of witches offering sacrifices to gods, is the difference between "Nine Songs" and Qu Yuan's other poems. However, in his works, poems such as "Raise a cloud flag to meet the committee", "Welcome" and "My way is like a cave", as well as idioms such as "Old Ran Ran" and "Always contending" are all in the same strain as Qu Yuan's other poems. Therefore, it should be an integral part of Qu Yuan's poetic art. "Nine Songs" was written by Li in the Song Dynasty and was written in the Eastern Emperor Taiyiyuan.