ON POETRY

Zhao Yi

(1727-1814, Qing Dynasty)

Li Bai and Du Fu's verse is read from mouth to mouth,

But now it cannot arouse our emotion new.

Talents emerge from age to age, from north to south,

To lead in verse for hundred years each has his due.

论诗

[清]赵翼

李杜诗篇万口传,至今已觉不新鲜。

江山代有才人出,各领风骚数百年。

About the poet 

Zhao Yi, a Chinese poet of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) known for his creative writing styles as well as his critical reviews on Chinese history. He was also a literati who weaved Confucian thought into his life and writings

About the translator 

Xu Yuanchong was born in Nanchang in East China's Jiangxi Province. He was a professor of literary translation at Peking University.

About the book 

Golden Treasury of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Poetry/ Translated by Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) & Xu Ming Published by China Intercontinental Press