The road is long and long, and I will search up and down. This is a famous saying of Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan was trusted by King Huai of Chu in his early years, and King Chu supported his idea of ??uniting Qi to fight against Qin. However, King Huai of Chu later favored Zheng Xiu and gradually alienated Qu Yuan. After King Qingxiang of Chu came to the throne, Qu Yuan publicly rebuked King Qingxiang for proposing a marriage with the state of Qin, which angered King Qingxiang of Chu. The king of Chu drove Qu Yuan out of Yingdu and exiled him to the south of the Yangtze River.

Translations and related comments of Qu Yuan’s classic sayings:

1. The road is long and long, and I will search up and down.

The road is long and endless, and I will go to heaven and earth to find a way out.

Comments: Later generations have speculated what exactly Qu Yuan wanted to pursue? Some people say that they seek like-minded wise men, some say that they seek wise kings who listen and understand, and some say that they seek the emperor above the clouds.

2. Wu Gexi was beaten by a rhinoceros, and his car was in the wrong position.

Holding Wu Ge and wearing rhinoceros leather armor, chariots crisscrossed each other, and swords and swords met each other.

Comments: "Wu Ge" is the weapon produced in Wudi. Ge is a weapon from the pre-Qin period. If it is made of stone or jade, it is a ritual vessel.

3. The whole world is turbid and I am alone in my purity. Everyone is drunk and I am alone in my sobriety.

Everyone in the world is turbid, but I am innocent; most people are drunk, but I am sober.

Comment: Wang Yuan, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, said in "Commentary to the Collection of Songs of Chu" that "clearness is cleaner than oneself, while turbidity is worse than the filth of the world."