The songs of Chu commentary was written by Zhuxi,one of the most famous Confucianist in South Song Dynasty.It is a milestore in the history of the study of the Songs of the South.It consists three parts:Songs of Chu commentary,Dialectics of the Songs of the South and Words After the Songs of the South,which for the first time were regulated and published by Zhuzai(Zhuxi’s son )in Jia Ding-Ten-Year after Zhuxi’s death.The oldest edition was published in the period of Song-Li-Zong with the name of Duan-Ping edition.Zhuxi began to annotate the Songs of Chu in 1195.When he died,Words After the Songs of Chu was not finished yet.Most of Zhu’s works were classics of Confucian school .But during his latest years,Zhuxi concentrated on the study of The Songs of Chu,expressed his idea of Confucian philosophy and showed Qu Yuan’s loyalty for the king and his love for his country.
