Song Yu, a famous writer and writer of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, although his life deeds are slightly blurred in the long river of history, his works have left a brilliant mark in the history of ancient Chinese literature. According to legend, he was a student or ** of Qu Yuan, deeply influenced by Chu culture, and inherited the tradition of Chu Ci, a new poetic style created by Qu Yuan.
Song Yu was born at the end of the turbulent Warring States period and lived in the era of King Xiang of Chu. With his outstanding literary and artistic talents, he once held official positions such as literary attendants. According to the "Historical Records: The Biography of Qu Yuan Jia Sheng", Song Yu is famous for his graceful demeanor and outstanding talent, and is deeply appreciated by the king of Chu. His representative works include "Nine Arguments" and "The Conjuring", which not only show his profound reflection on his personal fate, but also reveal the social reality and human sorrow of that era.
The theme of Song Yu's biography revolves around the excavation of "the beauty of Chu Ci rhythm" and "the spiritual core of scholars". As the most important writer of Chu Ci after Qu Yuan, Song Yu's works are known for their magnificent rhetoric, fantastical imagination and deep emotional expression, continuing and developing the artistic peak of Chu Ci as a poetic form. He constructs poetic worlds through words, expressing his pursuit of an ideal personality and his deep concern for the fate of the country, the people and himself in the troubled times. With his outstanding literary achievements and noble personality, Song Yu has become an important coordinate in the development of Chinese classical literature, and has set a model for later generations of literati to adhere to morality and place their affection on literature.