Qu Yuan (about 340 BC - 278 BC), a poet and politician of the Chu State during the Warring States Period. Born in Danyang, the country of Chu (now Yichang, Hubei). 

屈原（约公元前340—公元前278年），中国战国时期楚国诗人、政治家。出生于楚国丹阳秭归（今湖北宜昌）。

 The descendants of Qu Wu Wang Xiongtong's son. When I was a teenager, I was well educated. In the early years, he was trusted by Chu Huaiwang, and he served as a left-winger and a three-time doctor. He also took charge of internal affairs and diplomacy. 

楚武王熊通之子屈瑕的后代。少年时受过良好的教育，博闻强识，志向远大。早年受楚怀王信任，任左徒、三闾大夫，兼管内政外交大事。

 Advocating "American politics", advocating for the internal ethics, cultivating the law, and external forces to fight against Qin. Due to the exclusion of the nobility, it was exiled to the Hanbei and Xiaoxiang river basins. After being attacked by the Qin army, the Chu State was self-sinking in the Luo River and taking advantage of the country.

 提倡“美政”，主张对内举贤任能，修明法度，对外力主联齐抗秦。因遭贵族排挤诽谤，被先后流放至汉北和沅湘流域。楚国郢都被秦军攻破后，自沉于汨罗江，以身殉国。

扩展资料：

屈原是中国历史上第一位伟大的爱国诗人，中国浪漫主义文学的奠基人，“楚辞”的创立者和代表作家，开辟了“香草美人”的传统，被誉为“辞赋之祖”“中华诗祖”。屈原作品的出现，标志着中国诗歌进入了一个由集体歌唱到个人独创的新时代。

其主要作品有《离骚》《九歌》《九章》《天问》等。以屈原作品为主体的《楚辞》是中国浪漫主义文学的源头之一，与《诗经》并称“风骚”，对后世诗歌产生了深远影响。

屈原创立了“楚辞”这种文体（也称“骚体”），被誉为“衣被词人，非一代也”。