Qu Yuan (approximately 340 BC - 278 BC), named Ping and courtesy name Yuan, also named Zhengze and Lingjun, was a descendant of Qu Xia, the son of Xiong Tong, King Wu of Chu. During the Warring States Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he was a native of the Chu State (now Zigui County, Hubei Province). He was a disseminator of Huang-Lao's learning. After Wu Qi, another politician in the Chu State who advocated reform was Qu Yuan. He was not recognized by the King of Chu because of his memorial. After accepting it, he jumped into the Miluo River (some say Danjiang) and committed suicide. In order to commemorate him, the world had the Dragon Boat Festival.

He founded the "Chu Ci". During the Warring States Period, he was born into a noble family of the Chu State and served as a minister of Sanlu and a disciple of the Zuo Dynasty. He also took charge of domestic and foreign affairs. He advocated the promotion of talents internally and the establishment of laws and regulations externally. Later, he was excluded by the nobles. In 278 BC, Qin general Bai Qi conquered Ying, the capital of the Chu state. Qu Yuan, who was worried about his country and his people, committed suicide by holding a stone in the Miluo River. The Dragon Boat Festival is said to be the anniversary of his death. . He wrote many immortal poems and created a new poetry genre, Chu Ci, based on Chu folk songs.

He ushered in a new era of poetry changing from collective singing to individual independent creation, which was the embodiment of romanticism in our country. The founder of poetry, my country's first great patriotic poet, and one of the four major cultural celebrities in the world.

His main works include "Li Sao", "Nine Chapters", "Nine Songs", etc. "Chu Ci", together with "The Book of Songs", is called "Feng Sao", which has a profound influence on later generations of poetry.

Main works: "Li Sao" and "Tian Wen". "The Fisherman" "Mrs. Jiuge Xiang" "Ghost of Jiuge Mountain" "Nine Ges Xiangjun" "Nine Ges National Sorrow"

"Nine Ges Donghuang Taiyi" "Nine Ges Dongjun" "Nine Ges "He Bo" "Nine Songs Shao Siming" "Nine Songs Da Siming"

"Jiu Ge Yunzhongjun" "Nine Songs Ritual Soul" "Calling the Soul" "Divination" "Far Journey" "Dazhao" "Nine Chapters Three Sorrows"

"Nine Chapters Nine Sad Returns" "Nine Chapters One Cherishing Recitation" "Nine Chapters Seven Cherishing the Past" "Nine Chapters Six Thoughts on Beauty"