Sinologist David Hawkes finds evidence for this eclectic suite of eleven poems having been written by, "a poet (or poets) at the Chu court in Shou-chun (241-223) B.C."
Sinologis David Hawkes menemukan bukti bahwa kesebelas puisi tersebut ditulis oleh "seorang (atau lebih) penyair dari pengadilan (istana) Chu di Shou-chun (241-223) SM)."