In Chinese literature, qu , or yuanqu consists of ''sanqu'' and ''zaqu'' . Along with '''' and '''', the former comprises Chinese poetry. The latter is a form of Chinese opera.
''Qu'' became popular during the late Southern Song Dynasty, and reached its highest popularity in Yuan Dynasty, therefore it is often called ''yuanqu''. Both ''sanqu'' and ''ci'' are lyrics written to fit a particular melody, but ''sanqu'' differs from ''ci'' in that it is more colloquial, and is allowed to contain ''chenzi'' . ''Sanqu'' can be further divided into ''xiaoling'' and ''santao'' , with the latter comprising of more than one melody.
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