Poems and Paintings of Qu Yuan in Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet in ancient China. Qu Yuan was a statesman and writer of Chu State during the Warring States Period, and his poems were regarded as one of the treasures of ancient China literature.

One of Qu Yuan's representative works is Li Sao. This poem is a mental journey of Qu Yuan during his relegation, expressing his thoughts about his old country and his concern about the current situation. Among them, he described his inner pain and confusion with gorgeous rhetoric and profound philosophy.

In addition, Qu Yuan's works include Tian Wen and Fisherman. These poems not only discuss love, friendship and philosophy of life, but also express political chaos and criticize social reality. Qu Yuan's poems bear his profound patriotic feelings and the ideal of fighting for national rejuvenation.

It is precisely because of Qu Yuan's outstanding talent and contribution that the Dragon Boat Festival has become an important festival to commemorate him. People will hold various forms of cultural activities during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as dragon boat racing, eating zongzi, and tying wormwood, as a commemoration and respect for Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan's poetry works are rooted in the traditional culture of China, which has a high artistic status in ancient times and has a far-reaching influence on later literati. Today, we can still appreciate Qu Yuan's poems, from which we can feel his thinking and concern for the country, society and mankind.

Dragon Boat Festival is an opportunity to remember Qu Yuan and an important way to carry forward traditional culture. By studying and inheriting Qu Yuan's poems, we can better understand and inherit the cultural spirit of the Chinese nation.