Qu Ping (about 340 BC-about 278 BC) was originally named Qu Yuan; Last name is Qu. At the end of the Warring States Period, a native of Danyang (now Zigui, Hubei) was a descendant of Qu Xian, the son of Chu Wuwang Xiong Tong. One of the greatest romantic poets in China, he is also the earliest known famous poet and world cultural celebrity in China.
Born in Danyang, Chu about 340 BC (now Qu Yuan in Hubei is like Zigui County in Yichang City), he claimed to be a descendant of Zhuan Xu. Qu Yuan was trusted by Chu Huaiwang in his early years and worked as Zuo Tu and a doctor in San Lv. He often discussed state affairs with Chu Huaiwang, participated in the formulation of laws, advocated clear laws and regulations, appointed talents, reformed politics, and united with Qin. While presiding over foreign affairs. He advocated that Chu should unite with Qi and * * * should contend with Qin. Advocating "American politics." With the efforts of Qu Yuan, the national strength of Chu State has been enhanced. However, due to Qu Yuan's honest and frank personality and the slander and rejection of others, Qu Yuan was gradually alienated by Chu Huaiwang. In the first 305 years, Qu Yuan opposed the conclusion of the Yellow Thorn Alliance between Chu Huaiwang and Qin, but Chu completely embraced Qin. Qu Yuan was expelled from the capital by Chu Huaiwang and began his exile.
"Banknotes waste Zhu, Yang ..."; "I wander in Xupu, but I don't know what I do ..." During my exile, Qu Yuan left many immortal masterpieces for later generations. His works, gorgeous words, strange imagination, novel metaphors and profound connotations have become one of the origins of China literature.
"The blue water is clear, you can lick my tassel; The water in the rough waves is turbid, so you can lick my feet. " After Qu Yuan was exiled, in a conversation with the fisherman, the fisherman advised him to "keep pace with the times" instead of "looking ahead and looking back" and asking for trouble. Qu Yuan said that he would rather die by throwing himself into the river than exposing his innocent body to worldly dust. In the eyes of fishermen, life need not be too lofty. The world is clean and honest, and you can come out as an official; The world is turbid and can rise and fall with the world. As for "thinking deeply and doing high", there is no need to end up in exile. The dialogue between Qu Yuan and the fisherman shows two philosophies of life. In the first 278 years, the state of Qin conquered the capital Ying.
In May of that year, on the fifth day of "Chaofa Fei Zhu" (now Changde Deshan), Qu Yuan, in despair and grief, threw a big stone into the Miluo River and died.
Qu Yuan initiated the style of Chu Ci, which is another new poetic style after The Book of Songs. His representative works include Li Sao and Nine Songs. Chuci plays an important role in the history of China's poetry. Its appearance broke the silence of The Book of Songs for two or three centuries, and made it shine brilliantly in the poetry circle. Therefore, later generations called "The Book of Songs" and "Songs of the South" coquettish. Wind refers to the style of fifteen countries, represents the book of songs, and is full of realism spirit; Sao refers to Li Sao, representing Chu Ci, full of romanticism. Feng and Sao became two schools of realism and romanticism in China's classical poetry.