Alongside History (Up and Down)

Author: Ke Yan, Hu Jia (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This poetry anthology, edited by renowned writer Ke Yan and poet Hu Jia, selects 400+ beloved works by 300 poets and accompanies them with 250 exquisite woodblock prints. Organized chronologically according to the history of the People's Republic, it opens with Poet Mao Zedong, recreating the poets' witness to history and showcasing the trajectory of contemporary China's progress in the rhythms of classical Chinese poetry. Reading this new anthology is like a vivid poetic textbook—it allows the older generation to relive the passionate years, helps the younger understand the arduous path the republic has taken, and elevates love for the republic and respect for history through its poetic charm.