Yuan Qu was another literary peak in China history, like Tang Poetry and Song Ci, but unfortunately only a small amount of Yuan Qu was handed down, and mainly in Yuan Qu Selection and some other books engraved in Ming Dynasty. Although there were only a few engraved books of Yuan Qu, they played very important role in the preservation of this literary form and, Yuan Qu Selection is the post popular one. This paper introduces Yuan Qu's flourishing in Yuan Dynasty, the compiling in Ming Dynasty, and the content and value of Yuan Qu Selection.