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  2. Qu Yuan - Wikipedia

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    Qu Yuan as depicted in the Nine Songs, imprint of presumably the 14th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Qu Yuan is regarded as the first author of verse in China to have his name associated to his work, since prior to that time, poetic works were not attributed to any specific authors.

  3. Jiu Ge - Wikipedia

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    Qu Yuan is the protagonist and author of much of the Chu ci opus: whether or not he wrote the Jiu ge pieces while he was in exile is an open question. Certainly the work appears underlain by earlier tradition, as well as possible editing during the reign of Han Wudi. Whether he makes a cameo appearance is also not known.

  4. The Great Summons - Wikipedia

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    Various interpretations of "The Great Summons" have been made, as to whose soul is being summoned, by whom, and in what context. According to a historically unlikely tradition, Qu Yuan was on the verge of suicide for political reasons, and wrote "The Great Summons" to persuade himself to cling to life.

  5. Nine Longings - Wikipedia

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    Nine Longings (Chinese: 九思; pinyin: Jiǔ sī; lit. 'Nine Longings') form one of the 17 major sections of the ancient Chinese poetry collection, the Chu ci.The "Nine Longings" consists of ten poems (or, nine plus luan envoi), each individually titled, written according to the style of the earlier pieces in the Chu ci anthology.

  6. Boyi and Shuqi - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of King Wen of Zhou, originally a vassal of the Shang dynasty to whose territory Boyi and Shuqi fled after hearing reports of his able governance. Boyi and Shuqi lived during the reign of the last Shang ruler Di Xin, who at this point had become given over to drinking, women, sex, and a disdain for morals. His country was misruled ...

  7. Lament for Ying - Wikipedia

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    Lament for Ying (Chinese: 哀郢; pinyin: Āi Yǐng) is a poem which has sometimes been attributed to Chinese poet Qu Yuan, and dated to around 278 BCE.Lament for Ying is from the "Nine Declarations" (Jiu Zhang) section of the Chuci poetry anthology, compiled in ancient China.

  8. Golden Retrievers’ Excitement Over Meeting New Human Baby ...

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    My heart! At the end when they were sleeping with her, I totally melted! This brought back so many memories for me of bringing home our babies and our Westies meeting them for the first time.

  9. Fu Buqi - Wikipedia

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    [2] Several ancient texts, including the Records of the Grand Historian, the Lüshi Chunqiu, and the Han Shi Waizhuan, record anecdotes demonstrating Fu Buqi's good governance. [ 4 ] Confucius praised Fu Buqi's governing ability, and thought he was fit for higher positions such as a king's or lord's adviser. [ 1 ]