CIIC:Today's featured article/December 1, 2009

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Portrait of Qu Yuan

Li Sao (离骚The Lament) was the longest poem in ancient China. In the first part of the poem, Qu Yuan expressed his fervent concern over the fate of the State of Chu, as well as hopes for political reforms. In the second part, the patriotic author described the quest, sorrow and disillusionment of an exiled minister of state. (More...)