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Qu Yuanor Ch'ü Yüan(born c. 339, Quyi, China—died 278 BC, Hunan) Chinese poet. Born into the ruling house of Chu, in youth Qu Yuan was a favourite of the region's ruler. Later he was banished and wandered in despair, writing and observing folk customs, which would influence his works. He eventually drowned himself. His most famous poem is the melancholy Lisao (“On Encountering Sorrow”). One of the greatest poets of ancient China, he exerted enormous influence on later poets with his highly original verse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The sport goes back 2,000 years to Southern China, when as the Web site explains: ``Legend has it that Qu Yuan, a scholar and adviser to the emperor of the Chu Kingdom, jumped into the Mei Lo (Mi Luo) River in despair and protest against government corruption. Inspired by the rituals of shamanistic religious ceremonies and the poems of the great Chinese poet Qu Yuan, Hong Kong's City Contemporary Dance Company broke from tranquility with its powerful Nine Songs. Ralph Croizier's essay, "Qu Yuan and the Artists: Ancient Symbols and Modern Politics in the Post-Mao Era," on the use of the Qu Yuan image symbolically by painters over the ages is not actually on the writing of history. |
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