Ai Qing is a representative figure of the July Poetry School.
Ai Qing is a poet of the July Poetry School and the Modern Poetry School. Ai Qing's works generally describe symbolic things such as the sun, torches, and dawn, expressing Ai Qing's hatred of the darkness and terror of the old society and his yearning and pursuit for dawn, light, and hope.
Ai Qing (March 27, 1910 - May 5, 1996), real name Jiang Haicheng (original name Jiang Zhenghan, courtesy name Yangyuan, nickname Haicheng). He once used the pen names Ejia, Kea, Linbi, etc. Born in Jinhua, Zhejiang, he is a modern writer, poet and painter. After graduating from high school in 1928, he was admitted to the National Hangzhou West Lake Art Academy. In May 1934, he published a long poem "Dayan River - My Nanny".
Features of Ai Qing's works
Ai Qing's poems have distinct and profound images. As the poem ends, the image is completed. Image not only refers to people, but also includes the visualization of objects, thoughts, etc. Ai Qing's poetry inherits the fine tradition of the "May Fourth" new literature with its characteristics of being closely integrated with reality and full of fighting spirit. It also becomes an important harvest for the development of new poetry with its exquisite and innovative artistic style.
This not only reflects the author's artistic talent, but also bears in mind his serious and arduous artistic practice. In his poetry, his full enterprising spirit and rich life experience bring vividness.