Abstract: Abstract: A Complete Collection of Ci Works in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, compiled by Zhang Zhang and Huang Ta, includes 37 palace sorrow ci works in Tang and the Five Dynasties. In terms of the emotional orientation of the writers, these works can be divided into three types: those expressing sorrows on behalf of the women secluded in the palace, those expressing sorrows through the mouth of the women secluded in the palace, and those expressing both types of sorrows. In terms of artistic expression, these works employ three main devices: description and highlighting, elaboration and extension, projection and metaphor. The Tang Dynasty palace sorrow ci works borrowed from the Tang Dynasty palace sorrow poetry in terms of images and ideas as well as structure and language, while those of the Five Dynasties had their own style. As a result, the clue can be seen of the evolution of the Chinese palace sorrow ci works.

Key words: Tang and the Five Dynasties, palace sorrow ci, compile, emotional orientation, artistic expression