21st Century Chinese Literature Series 2005 Poetry

Author: Han Zhongliang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-01-27
Features: In the deep autumn gradually turning into early winter in the suburbs of Beijing, I began compiling this poetry anthology for the fifth year of the "New Century." Outside the window was a desolate scene—dense willow forests along the Qing River were shedding yellow leaves with a rustling sound. Sunlight filtered through the trees in patches, while the nearby road was filled with rumbling giant vehicles heading to the construction site of the "Olympic Village," their dust clouds blindingly obscuring the sky. It was a bleak yet bustling, cold yet lively winter. At this moment, I was indoors, flipping through another kind of construction site—a pile of books and materials, wielding decisive yet hesitant scissors, weaving this non-existent thing in the midst of editing and doubt, engaged in a task that was not rhetoric but resembled it greatly. A multi-polar era of poetry may have already arrived, and by the fifth year of the new century, a new poetic landscape has roughly taken shape. Perhaps dividing this landscape by birth year or the order of fame no longer makes much sense, while a horizontal division based on the tastes of various social strata and groups would be more realistic and practical. This book is selected by contemporary authorities from the outstanding poetry works published in the year, including the works of writers such as Chen Suola Yi, Axi, Axiang, and Anqi. It highlights authority, comprehensiveness, and literary quality, making it a timeless masterpiece and a milestone in the history of contemporary Chinese literature.