Notes to the Songs of Chu A* Collective Notes to the Songs of Chu

The Songs of Chu, also known as "e;Chu Ci"e;, is a poetic style created by the great poet Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period.The book, using literary style and dialect sound of Chu (now Hunan and Hubei areas), narratives mountains, figures, historical styles of Chu with strong local characteristics.During the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang compiled the works by Qu Yuan and those by Song Yu and others who "e;carries forward Qu Yuan's style"e;, forming The Songs of Chu.It becomes a collection of poems that has a far-reaching impact on the Chinese literature after The Book of Songs.And it is also China's first collection of romantic poetry.Hunan Library:Notes to the Songs of Chu A* Collective Notes to the Songs of Chu is an annotated edition of The Songs of Chu.