The development of China's ancient poetry can be traced back to ancient times. At that time, people expressed their feelings and ideas through oral and musical means. With the passage of time, ancient Chinese poetry has gradually developed and expanded, from The Book of Songs to The Songs of the South to Yuefu poetry, Tang poetry, Song poetry, Yuanqu and so on. Each period has its own unique style and characteristics.

1. The Book of Songs: Also known as Three Hundred Poems, it is the first collection of poems in China, including poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period. According to the content, The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: style, elegance and ode. The main methods of expression are Fu, Bi and Xing. Later, some people summarized "wind, elegance, praise, fu, comparison and prosperity" as the six meanings of the Book of Songs.

2. Chuci: Chuci is a new poetic style created by Qu Yuan on the basis of Chuge, with Qu Yuan's works as the mainstay and other works as the supplement. Chuci has a strong local flavor and regional characteristics, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of later poetry.

3. Han Yuefu Poetry: Han Yuefu Poetry is a collection of poems formed by folk songs collected in the Han Dynasty, including folk songs, harmony songs, and singing songs. The social life expressed in Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty is very broad, especially profoundly reflecting the real life of the lower classes in Han Dynasty.

4. Tang poetry: The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of China's poetry, and Tang poetry was one of the peaks in the history of China's poetry development. Tang poetry has made great achievements in meter, rhyme and artistic conception, especially the development of meter poetry reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

5. Song Ci: Song Ci is an important branch of China's ancient poetry, which rose in the Tang Dynasty and matured in the Song Dynasty. Song ci can be divided into graceful school and bold school according to style, and can be divided into poem, medium and long tune according to expression form.

6. Yuanqu: Yuanqu is a literary genre in the Yuan Dynasty, including zaju and Sanqu. With its easy-to-understand, humorous and lively language and plot, Yuanqu reflected all aspects of social life at that time and had a far-reaching impact on the development of later drama.

In a word, the evolution of China's ancient poetry is a process of continuous development and diversification, and each period has its own unique style and characteristics.