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For each event, the forum selects a traditional theme related to traditional Chinese culture but with contemporary value, and invites scholars and artists in academic research, literature, arts, cultural communication and other fields to talk about the topic both from the perspectives of tradition and modern society.

At the event, scholars including Dong Mei, Xue Tianwei and Xie Siwei -— all professors or former professors who have studied classical Chinese poetry —- talked about the tradition of Chinese poetry, from the earliest poetry forms like The Book of Songs, to the best known ancient poets like Li Bai and Du Fu.

The other speakers were poet Xi Chuan and poet/singer Zhou Yunpeng, who shared their ideas on how to read poetry from the angle of contemporary writing and the musicality of ancient Chinese poetry.