The Symbolism of Qu Yuan's Vanilla Beauty

1. Vanilla: The vanilla in Qu Yuan's masterpiece "Li Sao" symbolizes Qu Yuan's own noble moral character and pursuit of personality. He planted and wore a variety of herbs in the poem, which symbolizes his noble sentiments and his determination not to be a part of the crowd. Vanilla also symbolizes idealized political concepts and loyal subjects, representing an upright and selfless political attitude and a desire for an idealized social order.

2, the symbolism of beauty: beauty is sometimes used as a metaphor for the king, for example, "but the grass and trees are falling, and I fear that the beauty will be late", where "beauty" alludes to the king of Chu, expressing Qu Yuan's concern about the decline of the Chu royal family. Qu Yuan also likened himself to a jealous beauty, as in "All women are jealous of Yu's e-brow, and silences say that Yu is good at prostitution", thus expressing his situation of being ostracized and attacked by slander in the court.