Editing Lyric poetry (section)

====China====
{{Main|Classical Chinese poetry}}
During [[Ancient China|China]]'s [[Warring States period]], the ''[[Songs of Chu]]'' collected by [[Qu Yuan]] and [[Song Yu]] defined a new form of poetry that came from the exotic [[Yangtze River|Yangtze Valley]], far from the [[Wei River|Wei]] and [[Yellow River]] homeland of the traditional four-character verses collected in the ''[[Classic of Poetry|Book of Songs]]''. The varying forms of the new ''[[Chu Ci]]'' provided more rhythm and greater latitude of expression.<ref name=Yuán-1992>
{{cite book
 |author1={{nowrap|{{lang|zh|袁行霈}} }} [Yuán Xíngpèi]
 |display-authors=etal
 |year=1992
 |script-title=zh:{{nowrap|《中国文学史》}} 
 |title=Zhōngguó Wénxué Shǐ  |language=zh
 |trans-title=A History of Chinese Literature
 |volume=1  |page=632
 |place=Beijing, CN
 |publisher={{nowrap|{{lang|zh|高等教育出版社}} }} [Gāoděng Jiàoyù Chūbǎn Shè]
 |isbn=978-704016479-4
 |url=http://courses.gxnu.edu.cn/chinese/gdwx/zgwxs.html
 |access-date=14 July 2013  |via=[[Guangxi Normal University]] (www.gxnu.edu.cn)
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221340/http://courses.gxnu.edu.cn/chinese/gdwx/zgwxs.html
 |archive-date=4 October 2013
 |quote=“''Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan Jia Shengform''” has a style of deep grief and anger. :{{sc|Chinese:}} {{nowrap|{{lang-zh|「《史记·屈原贾生列传》|labels=no|links=no}} }} {{nowrap|{{lang-zh|形成悲愤深沉之风格特征。」|labels=no|links=no}} }}}}</ref>