"Nü Xu"is a mysterious female character in the poem Li Sao.There have been many different opinions about her identity,including"Qu Yuan's sister""Qu Yuan's maid""Qu Yuan's wife""Qu Yuan's concubine""Qu Yuan's daughter""Qu Yuan's mother""witch"and"the name of a star".The previous views can be divided into two categories:the first is the real person with kinship relationship with Qu Yuan,and the second is the non-real"spirit"and"goddess",such as celestial bodies,goddesses,spirits,and witches.Both of these views point to the identity of"Nü Xu",but they are inappropriate."Nü Xu"is an artistic image created by the poet,who is the"other self"of the poet's poetic personality split.