In 2022, modern poets Bei Dao and Shu Ting are still alive. According to relevant public information, Bei Dao's original name was Zhao Zhenkai. Bei Dao was the pen name given to him by the poet Mang Ke. He is a contemporary Chinese poet and writer. He is one of the representatives of Misty Poetry and the founder of folk poetry publications today. Shu Ting, female, formerly known as Gong Peiyu, is a contemporary Chinese female poet and a representative figure of the Misty Poetry School. In December 2016, Shu Ting was elected as a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese Writers Association.