biography
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Qu Yuan or Chü Yüan
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pronunciation:
[choo yooan]
| biography:
| (3rd-c BC) The earliest named Chinese poet, of royal ancestry. His work is characterized by rich lyricism and philosophical depth. His major work, the 374-line Li Sao (‘Encountering Sadness’) may be an allegory on his own life: a minister to royalty, he had been banished. His suicide by drowning is commemorated in the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. |
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