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Descendents of Famous Chinese Poets Aim to Raise Awareness
Some cool news coming in from the CRI. Check it:
The descendents of eight famous Chinese poets from the Tang and Song Dynasties met in Beijing on Wednesday.
Dressed in traditional Chinese clothing known as Han Fu, they aimed to discuss the creation of a website designed to promote the poetry and literary works of their ancestors, the Beijing News reports.
“The eight great poets of the Tang and Song Dynasties” refer to Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Ou Yangxiu, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong.
Posted in Poetry News on Friday, May 18th, 2012 by Harriet Staff.