Qu Yuan was very patriotic
King Huai of Chu always listened to his advice but Emperor QingXiang didn't listen to him.
A big country called Qin wanted to annex Chu, so the king of Qin lied to the king of Chu. Qu Yuan saw through the tricks but the king of Chu trusted the trick.
Because of this, the king of Chu lost an important battle, the country was in danger.
Qu Yuan was sad. He jumped into the Miluo River with a big rock and dended his life.