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The term "ci - qu" refers to two literary forms: ci, a type of poetry with lines of varying lengths that can be sung to music, and qu, a rhymed literary form that can also be set to music. In the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature, they are placed at the end of the "Collection" section (especially, qu has no specific classification within its category). This is because in the literary concepts of the ancients, poetry and prose were regarded as the orthodox forms, believed to be capable of expressing more formal content, while ci and qu were merely considered as minor skills for demonstrating personal talents. Additionally, the term "ci - qu" is sometimes used to refer to traditional Chinese operas and narrative - singing arts.