iYuanQu - Yuan Qu Poetry

Built for Yuan Qu alone. Nearly 9,000 works with curated notes, daily reminders, continuous read-aloud, and 12 share cards. Offline, ad-free. Begin with one poem a day.

iYuanQu is an app built for one thing: reading and truly understanding Yuan Qu, the great songs and dramatic verse of the Yuan dynasty. Instead of another catch-all poetry collection, we go deep into a single tradition: sanqu lyrics, song suites and zaju drama arias, paired with hand-picked translations, annotations, appreciation notes, musical mode knowledge and a full, searchable library.

Start with a poem a day Every day we surface a classic Yuan Qu piece, ready to read at a tap. Refresh anytime for a fresh one. Turn on the Daily Qu Reminder to build a gentle reading habit at a time you choose.

A complete Yuan Qu library Nearly nine thousand works from more than two hundred poets. Browse by theme, poet, famous drama, musical mode, tune title or the full collection, and find exactly what you want.

Curated translations and appreciation Dozens of classic pieces come with full translation, annotation and appreciation. Over eighteen hundred works include translation and notes, with clear content level badges.

Read whole dramas One hundred sixty-two Yuan zaju plays gather their arias by title, such as The Injustice to Dou E and Romance of the Western Chamber. Every play includes a synopsis, so you can read with the story in mind.

Musical modes and tune titles Clear entries for the modes and tune titles behind Yuan Qu, so the rhythm and structure finally make sense.

An immersive classical reading experience

• Elegant literary typography with paragraph layout and highlighted annotations
• Body text scaling from 50% to 300%
• Vertical reading and pinyin, toggled globally or per piece
• Full screen immersive mode
• Voice reading with paragraph highlight, follow-scroll and continuous reading
• Previous and next on the detail page for seamless browsing
• Light and dark themes with ten ink wash accent colors

Share and collect

• Twelve beautiful share card styles, four canvas ratios and line selection
• Favorite the works you love and organize them into custom lists
• Reading history is kept automatically so you can always continue

Deep system integration

• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: poem of the day, famous lines and gongdiao knowledge
• Control Center and Siri: today's poem, a random pick, favorites and search
• Home Screen quick actions, up to four of your choosing
• Spotlight search straight to a work
• iCloud sync for favorites, lists, history and reading preferences

Thoughtful details

• Full interface in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
• Designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro
• Offline reading, no ads and no tracking
• Onboarding and in-app guides for a smooth start

Whether you love classical Chinese literature, study it, or just want something with real flavor to read in spare moments, iYuanQu is here to read it slowly with you, one poem a day.

Note: translations, annotations and appreciation notes in the app are editorially compiled and provided for study reference only.