The songs of Chu in The Book of Songs are called childlike innocence.

The songs of Chu in The Book of Songs are called childlike innocence. The specific names are as follows:

Yuan Fei, Zheng Yi, Zheng Lun, Hao Hua, Yang Yi, Chen Yun, Ray, Jun Chen, Yue Chao, Zhong Bo, Fan Jun, Di Hai, Kai Qiang, Qi Chao, Shunze, Jin Guan, Jun Jun, Hai Zun, Cheng Yi, Zhi Jing, Bo Jing.

Han Dong, Kai Yong, Li Yun, Jia Ming, Qun Xiong, Lan Shu, Zhiyou, Long Ge, Xu Lun, Bin Xin, Yan Ming, Jinchuan, An Kai, Qian Wei, Chen Qin, Han Shuo, Hang Ju, Yang Ming, Xing Lun, Hang Xuan, Helen, Shi Yi, Yi Ling, Zhen Qian, Guangming and Yi Ling.

The Songs of Chu

Chuci or works imitating the style of Chuci are called "Chuci Style" or "Sao Style". The name of "Chuci" first appeared in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, when "Chuci" had become a literary genre. Huang's Preface to Yi Sao in Song Dynasty said: "Qu and Song Sao are all written in Chu language, which is called Chu Ci."

In other words, "Songs of the South" refers to the poems and fu with the local characteristics of Chu, which are obviously different from the northern poems in form. Furthermore, the direct source of Chu Ci should be Chu folk songs represented by Nine Songs. "Nine Songs" was originally a witch song during sacrifice, which was preserved after being processed by Qu Yuan.

And other works such as Li Sao are developed on this basis. Therefore, the mysterious and confusing romantic spirit of southern sacrificial songs also deeply influenced and even determined the expression and style characteristics of Chu Ci. This is another meaning of the name "Chu Ci". Because of the relationship between Chu Ci and Han Fu, Qu Yuan's works are also called "Qu Fu".