Yuan: Yes, in today's Hunan Province. Li: Lishui, in today's Hunan Province, flows into Dongting Lake. Zhi: Angelica dahurica, a kind of vanilla. Childe: It refers to Mrs. Xiang. In ancient times, aristocrats were called Gong Zu, and their children, whether male or female, could be called "sons".
Although the title of the poem is "Mrs. Xiang", the hero in the poem is Xiang Jun, and the theme of this poem is mainly to describe the life and death of the two lovers, who never meet each other. Works always take waiting for someone to come as a clue, expressing deep resentment to each other in frustration, but the love between them is consistent.
"Nine Songs of Mrs. Xiang" is one of the eleven songs of Chu, a poem dedicated to the goddess of Xiang Shui, and a companion to "Nine Songs of Xiang Jun". This poem is written in the style of missing Mrs. Xiang, depicting the melancholy mood of looking at and praying for Mrs. Xiang from afar, but not seeing her.
The whole poem is lovesick, lyrical and touching; In addition, the works absorbed the straightforward lyrical way of folk love songs and used the traditional method of comparison, which strengthened its artistic appeal and had a great influence on later literary creation.