The translation of "" into English is "Three Hundred Yuan Qu Translations and Analyses".

Author: Li Miao
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Yuanqu, like Tang poetry and Song ci, once flourished in the history of Chinese literature, each leading its own era and being a treasure of ancient Chinese culture. Yuanqu extensively uses colloquial language and even dialectal idioms, echoing the lingering charm of "Yangchun Baiyue" and "Gao Shan Shui Liu." It excels in boldness and unrestrained expression, lacking the lingering elegance and sentimentality of landscape poetry. With its melodious tunes, the lyrics reveal the character of the composer, ultimately standing out on its own after Tang poetry and Song ci. Yuanqu, alongside Tang poetry and Song ci, holds an equal footing in the history of Chinese literature, regarded as a brilliant gem in the treasure trove of ancient Chinese cultural art. Yuanqu covers a wide range of themes with a unique style, featuring plain yet elegant language. It includes melancholic reflections on the past, passionate and tragic poems about frontier life, as well as elegant and romantic verses about love. It is filled with well-known and beloved lines. Yuanqu represents the last glorious period of ancient Chinese poetry and is called the finest literature of the Yuan Dynasty. Its language is natural and lively, vividly depicting life, excelling in character portrayal and emotional expression, with a strong folk foundation and urban flavor. It possesses strong openness, great freedom, powerful expressiveness, and high artistic quality.