School of Humanities Organizes First International Seminar on Chinese Poetry Creation

On December 3, the first “International Seminar on Chinese Poetry Creation” was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The seminar was jointly hosted by the Working Committee on Poetry in Higher Education Institutions of the Chinese Poetry Society, the Working Committee on Modern and Contemporary Poetry Research of the Chinese Poetry Society, and the Institute of Chinese Poetry Creation of Shanghai University and organized by the School of Humanities of NCU. The seminar was available both online and offline and was broadcast live to the public through Tencent Meeting (or VooV Meeting) and NCU’s official WeChat Channel.

Prof. Chen Yeguang, CAS Academician and President of NCU, Prof. Wang Yuming from Tsinghua University, CAE Academician and Director of the Working Committee on Poetry in Higher Education Institutions of the Chinese Poetry Society, Prof. Cao Xinhua from Shanghai University, Vice President of Chinese Poetry Society and Director of the Working Committee on Modern and Contemporary Poetry Research of the Chinese Poetry Society, and Prof. Han Yiyun from Beihang University, Secretary-General of the Working Committee on Modern and Contemporary Poetry Research of the Chinese Poetry Society, delivered speeches. Academician Zeng Qingcun, winner of the Highest Science and Technology Award, Academician Gao Jinji from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and Academician Liu He from CNPC Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development sat in on the seminar online.

The current situation, methods and achievements of contemporary poetry creation, theories of classical Chinese poetry creation, poetry appreciation, on-campus poetry education, regional poetry creation and many other important topics were discussed in the seminar. Prof. Wang Yuming analyzed in detail the tone pattern, rules and forms of Tian Jing Sha; Prof. Zhong Zhenzhen from Nanjing Normal University explained the use of rhyme in today’s verses; Prof. Jin Zhong from Xi’an Jiaotong University discussed the meaning and characteristics of the tone pattern in classical poetry; Mr. Shi Shuangyuan, Director of the Sydney HSK Centre in Australia, emphasized the interestingness of teaching and disseminating poetry in the contemporary era; Dr. Hu Shanbing from our university summarized the “Same Tune Comparison Method” for the study on Ci-poetry. In addition, Prof. Cai Yi from Nanzan University in Japan, Prof. Shen Jiazhuang, founding President of the Canadian Chinese Poetry Association, Ms. Tian Duan, President of the Overseas Poetry Society in the United States, Mr. Zhu Xiaoting, President of the Translation Agency and Rhein Publishing House in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Prof. Lin Liang’e from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaysia introduced the overview of the creation of Chinese poetry in many countries and regions, including Japan, Canada, the United States, Europe, and Malaysia.

This seminar built a bridge of communication between scholars and poets, higher education institutions and society, China and the world, as well as classical poetry and modern poetry. Through this seminar, the veil of contemporary Chinese poetry creation was unveiled, and the future path of Chinese poetry creation and promotion was clarified. Based on this seminar, the School of Humanities of NCU will strive to make NCU a base of importance for poetry creation and research, firmly establish cultural confidence with concrete actions, and contributes to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Famous experts and scholars from domestic and foreign universities, research institutes and publishing houses, teachers and students from the School of Humanities, and researchers and enthusiasts of poetry creation at home and abroad participated in the seminar online or offline. According to incomplete statistics, up to the closing of the seminar, the number of people watching the seminar live reached more than 20,000, and the number of likes reached more than 16,000.