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Chu Ci, a Common card
The Chu Ci, variously translated as Verses of Chu, Songs of Chu, or Elegies of Chu, is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry including works traditionally attributed mainly to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the Warring States period, as well as a large number of works composed during the Han dynasty several centuries later.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Ranked #2,294 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Chu Ci quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chu Ci card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Classical Chinese poetry prior to the Qin dynasty is largely known through the Chu Ci and the ______ of Poetry.
Answer
Classic. Classical Chinese poetry prior to the Qin dynasty is largely known through the Chu Ci and the Classic of Poetry. From the Chu Ci article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William Bateson. William Bateson 80 · Architectural drawing 73 · Chu Ci 69 · Namboothiri 64 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Architectural drawing. Architectural drawing 32,000 · Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto 19,000 · Chu Ci 14,000 · List of awards and nominations received by Song Hye-kyo 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The traditional version of the Chu Ci contains 17 major sections, anthologized with its current contents by Wang Yi, a 2nd-century AD librarian who served under Emperor Shun of Han.
- Classical Chinese poetry prior to the Qin dynasty is largely known through the Chu Ci and the Classic of Poetry.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chu Ci article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Chu Ci
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chu Ci (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chen Hongshou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
