The Three Poets of Hanyuan are named after the title of a collection of poems written by the three poets, "Collection of Hanyuan".
Introduction:
Three poets with unique styles in Chinese modern poetry creation in the 1930s: He Qifang, Li Guangtian, and Bian Zhilin. In 1936, they published the collection "Hanyuan Collection" ( Commercial Press), including He Qifang's "Yanni Collection", Li Guangtian's "Xingyun Collection", and Bian Zhilin's "Shu Xing Collection", hence the name.
They focus on conveying their unique temperament through poetry: He Qifang mainly expresses the hazy ideals and faint sadness of young people; Li Guangtian’s poems are simple in style and profound in meaning; Bian Zhilin is good at conveying deep emotions without showing any expression. Emotions and philosophy, a useful exploration of artistic techniques such as objectification and impersonality in modern poetry, and clever writing.
From the overall classification of poetry schools, the three Hanyuan poets belong to the Chinese modern poetry group. In March 1936, "Hanyuan Collection", one of the literary research association's creative series, was published, which caused a great sensation in the poetry world and had a profound impact.
Since then, the reputation of the three poets of Hanyuan has been established, and their enduring tension has impressed generations of readers. Even when reading today, one can still feel the three young hearts of those years. Beauty and freshness of the soul.
Creative background:
He Qifang, Bian Zhilin, and Li Guangtian were classmates at the School of Liberal Arts of Peking University. They gathered together as literary friends, cherished each other, shared the same goals, and often discussed poetry together. . In 1934, Zheng Zhenduo edited the "Literary Research Association Creation Series" and asked for a collection of poems by Bian Zhilin, so Bian Zhilin compiled all the poems by He Qifang and Li Guangtian up to that time into a collection.
The place where they studied together was called "Han Garden", which seemed a bit old-fashioned, but they liked it and found it fun, so they called it "Han Garden Collection".
Needless to say, the Hanyuan Collection's status in the literary history of that time also had certain commemorative and symbolic significance for the three "Hanyuan" friends. We can say that they are three meteors passing through the sky in the poetry world, casting their most beautiful and moving brilliance in the Han Garden. What's more, this is the first and last literary collaboration in their lives. There is a profound meaning in this. , it’s hard to describe in a word.