Zongzi fragrance, dragon boat race. On the fifth day of May every year, people commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan in this way.
In 340 BC, Qu Yuan was born into a prominent aristocratic family in Chu, and received a good education since childhood. In his twenties, Chu Huaiwang attached great importance to him, and he was Chu Huaiwang's right-hand man, holding the power at home and abroad. He is an outstanding diplomat who is "knowledgeable, determined, able to cope with chaos and skillful in rhetoric". In 308 BC, Qu Yuan was exiled for the first time because of being slandered by his colleagues. He was reduced to a doctor in San Lv and then moved to the Northern Han Dynasty. During his exile, he wrote the immortal classic poem Li Sao. In 287 BC, Qu Yuan repeatedly made ci fu, sneered at current politics and angered Wang Xiang. He was exiled for the second time and moved to Dongting and central Hunan. Political setbacks have brought great trauma to the poet's body and mind. In exile, he still missed the capital city, Yingcheng, and wrote the poem "Birds fly back to their hometown, and foxes die first". In 278 BC, the generals of Qin attacked Du Ying of Chu in vain. In the second year, Chi once again arrived and occupied Wu County of Chu State. Qu Yuan, who was in exile, was desperate for the future of his motherland after hearing the news. In this state of mind, he came to the Miluo River, wrote Huai Sha, and threw a stone into the river at the age of 63.
Qu Yuan is a great writer in the history of China. His poems and poems have been praised, imitated and studied by people for thousands of years. He created the style of Chu Ci and broke through the form of four-character poems in The Book of Songs. At the same time, he also expanded the theme of poetry, showing rich ideological contents such as nature, life, political history, ethics and aesthetics, using myths and legends to create a perfect and moving artistic image and express lofty and beautiful feelings. Together with The Book of Songs, his poems formed an ancient literary tradition-"Sao tradition". It can be said that in the history of China literature, few people can compare with Qu Yuan in terms of influence.
Qu Yuan's great influence on later generations goes far beyond literature. His strong and persistent patriotism and persistent life philosophy of "I will seek truth, goodness and beauty from top to bottom" have inspired and nourished generations of literati, poets, people with lofty ideals and elites. On the title page of his collection of novels Wandering, Lu Xun wrote such a passage "Li Sao": "It starts in the lane in the morning and ends in the county garden at dusk; If you want to stay less, it will be embarrassing. I ordered him to be sober and look forward to it without chasing it; The road is long, Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down. " In fact, Qu Yuan's passion and sentiment of pursuing the truth despite difficulties and dangers once gave Lu Xun great spiritual encouragement when he left two rooms alone and wandered alone. During the Anti-Japanese War, Guo Moruo published Qu Yuan in Chongqing, which promoted Qu Yuan's great and enthusiastic patriotism. After the play was staged, it sensationalized the whole mountain city and played a great incentive role in the anti-Japanese war. Even Feng Yuxiang, a military commander, wrote Yuan Mu, saying that he would learn from Qu Yuan's dedication and patriotism.
But as a politician, Qu Yuan failed. He is too idealistic and impatient with politics. In addition, he met a bad king and a traitor, which will inevitably lead to a tragedy in life.
"The road is long in Xiu Yuan, and in Xiu Yuan, I will go up and down." "I am also good at this. Although I have died nine times, I still have no regrets." "The world is turbid, I am alone, and everyone is drunk." Although Qu Yuan has been gone for thousands of years, he will always be admired by the world and live in our hearts forever.