• General introductions, first reference • Reference works, bibliographies, indices • Major editions and collections • Studies on the perception of Qu Yuan and the Songs of Chu in Chinese history • Studies on Songs of Chu research • Conference and research reports • Translations        ◦ Translations into Western languages        ◦ Annotated translations into modern Chinese        ◦ Annotated translations into Japanese • Songs of Chu, general works and research collections • Comparative studies • Development and arrangement of the anthology • The Lisao, Studies and commentaries • Jiu ge, Studies and commentaries • Tianwen, Studies and commentaries • Jiu zhang and Ju Song, Studies and commentaries

• Yuan you, Studies and commentaries • Zhao hun, studies, commentaries and related works • Primary sources related to the Songs of Chu • Studies on Han-dynasty poetry related to the Songs of Chu • Qu Yuan, biography and questions related to his person • Rhyme, phonetics, grammar • Reviews • Literature on Chu related to the Songs of Chu • Literature on Han dynasty topics related to the Songs of Chu • Wang Yi and his commentary • Pre-Tang, Tang- and Song-dynasty commentary studies • The question of evocation, allegory and imagery • Modern Novels and other works based on Qu Yuan and the Songs of Chu • Movies and TV Series • Websites related to Qu Yuan and the Songs of Chu • Archaeology, Divination, Shamanism and the Songs of Chu • Places and Monuments related to Qu Yuan, Song Yu et al. • Paintings, Illustrations and the Songs of Chu • M. Schimmelpfennig's research on the Songs of Chu