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Old yuefu poetry “Wuyeti” is a ballad of the feminine sensibility, which combined the eventual emotion of a woman who was abandoned by sweetheart and the the atmosphere of the southern provinces in old China. The sadness of abandoned woman was such a familiar feeling in the field of classic Chinese poetry. It could have been found frequently and very much in the literary forms from the beginning of the Chinese poetic history. There were many crows in old China, especially southern provinces. People could always see crows and hear the sound in town and country. Frequent appearance of crow in the folk ballad of southern provinces was natural. People had got various feelings day and night from the cry of crows of the real world or of the lyric songs. The title of Old yuefu poetry “Crow cried at night” meant every important things of the poetry. It explained the tragic lonesomeness of the heroine who couldn’t fall asleeping at night until dawn, hearing cry of crows that were belived to share the sad emotion of abandonment. “Wuyeti” was a weak and passive appeal of complain, could be heard everywhere in old china from every common ladies. It’s emotion was based on feeling that was shared by public members of common provinces. so the myth of crows that would usher in good news and accomplish wish for the noble class who suffered from some unfair events. Common yuefu poetry did not need that legendary origin. Jianwendi, the emperor of liang dynasty had the poetic ability, he divined two yuefu poems-“Wuyet-Crow crying nighti” and “Wuyexi-Crow sleeping Night” from old yuefu poetry “Wuyeti”. He composed many poems and defined the difference of two. “Crow crying night” was tragic mood like old “Wuyeti”. “Crow sleeping night” was lyrical romance of love adventure of southern province folk guys including noble ones. The standard of Jianwendi had been accepted by other poets of classic chinese world for long period.

Yuefu poetry, Ballad of southern province. crow of old china, appeal of abandoned woman, lyrical love advenutre of folk lad