Yujingqiu

玉京秋 is a self-created tune by Zhou Mi 周密 in the late Song Dynasty. Because of the multiple versions of Zhou’s ci 词collections and the existence of many variant texts in the Qing Dynasty’s selections， rhymes and tunes， there were numerous differences in the Qing Dynasty’s creation of

Yujingqiu

， leading to controversies. This historical process involves many issues， such as the dissemination of Zhou Mi’s ci-poetry collections during the Ming and Qing dynasties， the interactive influences between relevant se

lections and metrical rules， and the textual basis for Qing poets’ lyrical creation. The discrepancies among different sources of

Yujingqiu

，the diverse systems employed by Qing poets in its creation and their varying attitudes towards and choices from

Cilü

词律，

Qinding cipu

钦定词谱，

Caochuangci

草窗词 and

Pingzhou yudipu

蘋洲渔笛谱 also provide a valuable perspective for examining the Qing poets’ lyric composition process， their conception of ci-styles and the canonization of

Yujingqiu.