What is the contribution of Qu Yuan in the history of ancient Chinese literature?

Qu Yuan is one of the greatest romantic poets in China and the earliest known famous poet.

He created the genre of "Chu rhetoric", started the tradition of "Vanilla Beauty", and contributed to the alliance between Qi and Chu.

He was the first great patriotic poet in the history of Chinese literature, and an outstanding representative of the Romantic poets.

He not only symbolized that China had entered an era from collective singing to individual creativity, but also broke through the expression of the Book of Songs, greatly enriched the expressive power of poetry, and opened up new horizons for the creation of ancient Chinese poetry. At the same time, Chu Rhetoric represented by him also influenced the formation of Han Fu.