Peacock Flies Southeast

The Peacock Flies Southeast (Chinese: 孔雀東南飛), originally An Old Poetry Written for Jiao Zhongqing's Wife (古詩為焦仲卿妻作) , is the earliest long narrative gushi (古詩, a kind of poems) on the history of Chinese literature. It is called one of the two best yuefu (樂府), and the other is Ballad of Mulan (木蘭辭).

In the poem, Liu Lanzhi (劉蘭芝) married Jiao Zhongqing (焦仲卿), but Jiao’s mother made them divorce because she didn't like Liu. Liu's brother made her marry to the other man after she went back. In the end, both of them committed suicide before Liu's second wedding.[1]

This poem is collected in Yuefu Shi Ji (樂府詩集) by Guo Maoqian.[1]

References
  • "A Peacock Flying to the Southeast". Western Kentucky University.
  1. s:zh:古詩為焦仲卿妻作 (An Old Poetry Written for Jiao Zhongqing's Wife).
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