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Li Sao
Ancient Chinese narrative poem attributed to Qu Yuan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Li Sao" (Chinese: 離騷; pinyin: Lí Sāo; translation: "Encountering Sorrow") is an ancient Chinese poem from the anthology Chuci traditionally attributed to Qu Yuan. Li Sao dates from the 3rd century BCE, during the Chinese Warring States period.
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![]() Two pages from "Li Sao" from a 1645 illustrated copy of the Songs of Chu, showing the poem "The Lament", with its name being enhanced by the addition of the character 經 (jing), which is usually only so used in the case of referring to one of the Chinese classics. | |
Author | (trad.) Qu Yuan |
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Published | c. 3rd century BCE |
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![]() "Li Sao" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 離騷 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 离骚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Encountering Sorrow" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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