Selected Poems of He Jingzhi – China Collection

Author: He Jingzhi
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "China Collection" primarily selects outstanding works and translations published in China since the 20th century in the fields of philosophy, social sciences, literary and artistic creation, and science and cultural popularization. These works and translations have had a significant positive impact on China's political, economic, cultural, and social development over more than a century, and continue to hold great value today. They are classic and essential works that every Chinese reader must read.
He Jingzhi, a renowned contemporary Chinese poet, is the author of poetry collections such as Sunrise Blooms (1954), Ode Collection (1961), and Answering the World of Today (1990), among others. His representative works include the long poem Singing Out Loud, the ballad Song of Lei Feng, the lyrical poem Returning to Yan'an, and the opera White-haired Girl. His poetry excels in blending personal emotions with the atmosphere of the times, focusing on social sentiments in reality, and expressing the voice of the era through dynamic language. In the 1950s, the ladder-style political lyrical poems he created once captivated the public and had a broad and lasting influence. In 1979, Shandong People's Literature Publishing House re-published He Jingzhi's Selected Poems, which was newly compiled by the author, including 61 poems and 17 lyrics written between 1939 and 1988.