自王国维《宋元戏剧史》以来,《九歌》的舞剧性质,逐渐为学者关注。青木正儿、闻一多等通过改动文本解读《九歌》,并由此提出《九歌》“古歌舞剧说”。从汉画像石《河伯出行图》等出土文献可知,河伯题材的演剧活动在汉代曾经流行,其渊源可追溯至战国时期,与屈原作《河伯》相关。在战国中期,角色扮演的歌舞剧已经存在。 Since Wang Guowei’s “History of the Song and Yuan Dynasties,” the performance of “Nine Songs” has gradually become the focus of scholars. Aoki Masato, Wen Yiduo and other interpretation of the text by changing the “Nine Songs”, and thus proposed “Nine Songs” “Ancient Song and Dance Drama ”. It can be known from the unearthed literature such as Han Bo Shi Tripitaka’s Tripitaka Map that the theme of He Bo’s drama was popular in the Han Dynasty. Its origins can be traced back to the Warring States Period, which is related to Qu Baobu as “Bo.” In the mid-Warring States period, role-playing musicals already exist.