The process of making Qu Yuan lofty and Lisao classical in the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties

According to status evolution of Qu Yuan and his Lisao in Han Dynasty,it was thought that rulers' political needs and admiration and praise of man of letters of Han Dynasty are key factors to loftiness of Qu Yuan and his classics Li sao.Overall,the status of Qu Yuan and his Lisao go through four stages: they are early Western Han Dynasty,the period of Han Wu Emperor,the later Western Han Dynasty,and Eastern Han Dynasty.During these periods,Qu Yuan changes from ordinary people into minister,from minister into saint,as with Li sao from Fu poem into classic,and eventually,become literary classics.Since then,Qu Yuan has become a model of the great patriotic poet in history forever.