Why are The Book of Songs and Songs of the South called?

They are called "Poetic Sao" in the history of China literature.

This title stems from their important position and unique literary style in China's classical literature.

The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in China, including 305 poems from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, which are divided into three parts: style, elegance and ode. The poems in The Book of Songs are rich in content, diverse in forms and simple in language, which have high artistic and historical values.

Chu Ci is a literary form of Chu State in the Warring States Period, and Qu Yuan's works are the most famous. Songs of the Chu is famous for its magnificent imagination, passionate emotion and unique Chu language, which has a far-reaching influence on later literature. Li Sao, Jiu Ge and other Chu Ci show the romantic style of Chu Ci.