DuanChang’Ci(斷腸詞) of Zhu ShuZhen(朱淑眞), a song of despair in the dark

Zhu ShuZhen(朱淑眞) is a woman writer often mentioned in Chinese literary history. She had an unhappy marriage due to the wrong marriage. And the unhappy marriage became the driving force for Zhu ShuZhen to express her feelings through Ci’literature. Zhu ShuZhen realistically expresses the pain she faced based on her childhood skills, all of which were the songs of despair she called. After Zhu ShuZhen divorce, when her sad life ended, her parents hastily burned her works to erase her traces. However, a part of it remains and is now conveyed. The despair she experienced is more evident in the more detailed Ci’literature than poetry. Zhu ShuZhen’Ci are called DuanChang’Ci(斷腸詞). DuanChang’Ci is very small in quantity. But, it can be seen that Zhu ShuZhen’Ci met with the world was a historical moment when the solitude of the work was transformed into a literary event. Zhu ShuZhen’Ci is divided into AiQing’Ci(愛情詞) and YongWu’Ci(詠物詞). They all sing about their own despair. AiQing’Ci of Zhu ShuZhen expresses her remorse for the affection her experienced in a dark reality in a lively and passionate way through the portrayal of the wonders. YongWu’Ci of Zhu ShuZhen is basically a song about a certain thing, but it can be seen that there is no doubt that there is a sense of emotion and appreciation for the dark reality that her has suffered. In particular, YongWu’Ci of Zhu ShuZhen played a key role in promoting the artistic influence of the Zhu ShuZhen’Ci.