From discharging mud, cicada sloughing in filth and removing floating dust, it is not loved by the world, and it is turbid without me. Biography of Qu Yuan by Sima Qian in Han Dynasty. Like a cicada's shell, he automatically stays away from muddy water and polluted environment, so as to get rid of the secular, secular dirt and sludge, and still maintain a noble character.
Cicada removes turbidity and filth, that is, it removes pollution from the environment. Sima Qian praised Qu Yuan in two aspects: praising his correct political views and great personality; Praise his profound attainments in language art. The author made a biography of Qu Yuan, narrated his life story, especially his tragic political experience, showed that Qu Yuan's life was closely related to the rise and fall of Chu State, and praised his patriotism and integrity.
Introduction to Sima Qian:
Sima Qian, born in Longmen (xia yang in the Western Han Dynasty, Hancheng in Shaanxi, Hejin in Shanxi), was a historian, writer and thinker in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Tan's son was appointed Taishiling, and was called Shi Qian, Taishiliong and the father of history by later Buddhas. He created China's first biography and general history book (formerly known as Taishi Gongshu) with the historical knowledge of "studying the relationship between man and nature, understanding the changes from ancient times to modern times, and making a family statement".
This book is recognized as a model of China's history books, recording the history of more than 3,000 years from the legendary period of the Yellow Emperor to the first year of founding ceremony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is the first of the "twenty-four histories" and is praised by Lu Xun as "a historian's swan song, and Li Sao has no rhyme."