Ancient rhymes and prose

Author: Zhang Xiaoping
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Fu is one of the most widely popular important literary forms in the history of Chinese literature. The term "Ci Fu" is a conventional expression because Fu originated from poetry. As early as in the "Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi" in the "Records of the Grand Historian," Sima Qian wrote, "After Qu Yuan's death, Chu had figures like Song Yu, Tang Le, and Jing Cha, who all loved Ci and were renowned for their Fu." Here, "Ci" refers to "Chu Ci." To understand the long and rich history of Chinese literature, one cannot afford to ignore the literary form of Fu.