Be idle, and life thins to a stark and empty field." At a monthly meeting of the Mountain Spring poetry club, dozens of villagers chanted the lines, tapping the rhythm on their laps. The group is led ...

Some say poetry is the most beautiful expression of the Chinese language. Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Li Qingzhao… who's ...

Su Dongpo (1037–1101), also known as Su Shi, was 59 by traditional Chinese reckoning when he fell from grace for the second ...

To many people's surprise, one of the most popular recent TV reality shows in China has been Chinese Poetry Conference, a classical Chinese poetry competition devoid of any TV stars. What makes the ...

Many Chinese people rekindled their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular show that aims to "appreciate classical Chinese poetry, explore cultural genes and enjoy the ...

Cao Zhizhen works at a cardboard-box workshop in Hongde Village of Wuzhong City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 24, 2026. [Xinhua/Lu Jinbo] YINCHUAN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — When I ...

After the redesign of his image in Chinese textbooks went trending on social media, famous Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Du Fu has once again grabbed the attention of netizens in China due to a new ...

Yeh Chia-ying spent seven decades researching and promoting classical poetry across mainland China, Taiwan, the United States and Canada. - Photo: Xinhua BEIJING: Yeh Chia-ying, a revered figure in ...

Students learn to create Chinese calligraphy works at a China-Italy poetry and cultural exchange event at Marymount ...

JIANGSU, East China — Yu Xiuhua is no stranger to controversy. The farmer-turned-poet has spent years redefining perceptions of disability in China with her raunchy, often expletive-laden verse about ...

MA TINGHUA has been selling rare earths, used in products such as mobile phones and electric cars, for 15 years and now manages one of China’s leading producers of the metals, but his passion for ...