Introduction to Gu Cheng
Gu Cheng, (1956.9.24-1993.10.8) was born in Beijing and is the main representative figure of Misty Poetry. He began writing poetry before the Cultural Revolution. In 1987, he was invited to visit European and American countries for cultural exchanges and lectures. In 1988, he went to New Zealand to teach Chinese classical literature and was hired as a researcher in the Asian Languages ??Department of the University of Auckland. He later resigned and lived in seclusion on Waiheke Island. In 1992, he revisited Europe and the United States and created works. He left behind a large number of poems, essays, calligraphy, paintings and other works. His major works include: "Black Eyes", "City", "Mercury", "Collected Poems of Gucheng", "Selected Poems of Gucheng's Fairy Tales and Fables", "Selected Poems of Gucheng", "Selected Collection of New Poems of Gucheng", "Selected Collection of Prose of Gucheng", " Ying'er" and so on. The works have been translated into more than ten languages ??including English, French, German, Spanish, and Swedish. He is known as the only spiritual romantic poet in contemporary times.