Qu Yuan experienced three periods in his life: Chu Weiwang, Chu Huaiwang and King Xiang of Chu, and his main activities were in the period of Chu Huaiwang. This period is the eve of China's imminent reunification. "Qin Huang is horizontal, Chu Wang is vertical." Qu was born in a famous family, good at dealing with chaos and rhetoric, and was highly valued in his early years. He was a doctor of Zuotu. In order to realize the great cause of Chu's reunification, Qu Yuan actively assisted in the reform to strengthen the country, and insisted on uniting Qi with foreign countries to resist Qin, which once made Chu rich and strong. However, due to the sharp contradiction between Qu Yuan and the decadent aristocratic group of Chu State in internal affairs and diplomacy, and the jealousy of Shangguan doctor and others, Qu Yuan was later framed by a clique and alienated by Chu Huaiwang.

In the 15th year of Wang Huai (the first 304 years), Zhang Yi went from Qin to Chu, bribing Shanxi merchants, merchants and others to act as spies, and at the same time cheating by offering merchants in a land of 600 miles, which led to the breaking of diplomatic relations between Qi and Chu. After being cheated, Chu Huaiwang became angry from embarrassment. He sent troops to Qin twice, but both were defeated. So Qu Yuan was ordered to send envoys to Qi State to rebuild the good relations between Qi and Chu. Once again, Zhang Yi failed to disintegrate the Qi-Chu alliance from Qin to Chu. In twenty-four years, Qin Chu formed an alliance with Huang Ci, and Chu was completely embraced by the State of Qin. Qu Yuan was also expelled from the capital and moved to the Northern Han Dynasty.

Thirty years after Wang Huai, Qu Yuan returned to Du Ying. In the same year, Qin made an appointment with the military attache, was detained by Qin, and finally died in Qin. After Chu Xiang ascended the throne, he continued to implement the policy of surrender. Qu Yuan was once again expelled from Ying Capital and exiled to the south of the Yangtze River, and was displaced between Yuan and Xiang. In the twenty-first year of King Xiang of Chu (278 BC), General Qin attacked the capital of Ying, but failed. Qu Yuan threw himself into the river in anger and died for his political ideal.