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A poster combines sections from two paintings by Fu Baoshi inspired by "Yu Fu," or "The Fisherman," a short piece from the ancient anthology, "Chu Ci." /CGTN
"Chu Ci," or "The Songs of Chu," is the first anthology of romantic poetry in the history of Chinese literature, featuring masterpieces by poets such as Qu Yuan and Song Yu. Known for his loyalty to his country and his unwillingness to compromise over political corruption, Qu was slandered by his fellow officials, leading to his exile and the story of "Yu Fu."
Also known as "The Fisherman," "Yu Fu" is a short piece appearing in the ancient anthology of "Chu Ci," which depicts an encounter between exiled minister Qu Yuan and a wise fisherman. When the fisherman asked the minister about his exile, Qu replied that he had been sent away because he was the only "clean" and "sober" person in the "foul" and "drunk" world. The fisherman told Qu that a true sage would not be troubled by the behavior of others, persuading the poet to abandon his righteousness, but Qu Yuan insisted that he would rather drown in the river than spoil his purity with the filth of the world.
Chinese painter Fu Baoshi has captured the essence of the exiled minister and the wise fisherman from distant antiquity, creating related portraits, two of which, whose sections are displayed in the poster above, are housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing.
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