Selected Poems of Ai Qing — China Collection

Author: Ai Qing
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: "The Chinese Library" primarily selects outstanding works and translations published in China since the 20th century, covering fields such as 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 the past century and remain highly valuable to this day. They are classic and essential works that every Chinese reader must read.
Great works are always the intellectual theories that shook the wisdom of each era, the that enlightened the people, and the works that moved the hearts. They are treasures of the era and national culture, and they should have merit in their time and benefit for generations to come. The "Chinese Library" collects and publishes these works over the past century from a historical and realistic perspective, providing a macro review of publishing achievements in the 20th century and actively exploring future publishing endeavors. It aims to contribute to the construction of advanced Chinese culture and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Some titles in the "Chinese Library" require reformatting due to technical reasons, with adjusted layouts, while most retain their original designs. A library of this scale, with thousands of books, spans a wide range of styles, from solemn to humorous, refined to popular. A uniform layout might not be suitable. Moreover, layout design is also part of the aesthetic appeal of a book. While readers absorb knowledge and appreciate works, they can also enjoy the distinctive styles of layout design from different publishing houses across different periods. This is a small pleasure left for readers.
This book is a selective anthology of Ai Qing, one of China's most outstanding modern and contemporary poets, covering his poetic works from the 1930s to the 1940s. It includes over 130 poems, featuring both well-known masterpieces like "Towards the Sun" and "Snow Falls on the Land of China," as well as excellent works like "The Era" and "The Old Man," which may not be as famous but possess a unique charm. These poems comprehensively and completely showcase the poet's comprehensive poetic achievements during his peak creative period, powerfully reflecting a suffering yet passionate era.