Poet Liang Zongdai's Manuscripts Returned to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Source: english.gz.gov.cn

Liu Zhixia couples, the disciples of China's well-known poet and literary critic Liang Zongdai, paid a visit to the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on the 25th, and donated a number of manuscripts, original poetry and other precious materials. These valuable materials included the reprint edition of Liang Zongdai's famous "Narcissus Speech, the photocopy of the manuscript of "Zongdai and Me" wrote by Gan Shaosu, wife of Liang Zongdai, and the original laser film of "Tao Qian's Poetry" published in France.

Liang Zongdai in 1976 (Guangzhou Daily file photo)



Liu Zhixia has found Liang's manuscripts in France. (Guangzhou Daily photo)

Liang Zongdai is the poet, critic and translator who is very important and influential in the History of Modern Chinese Literature. He was born in 1903 and was regarded as the "the monument of the Chinese translation history". He had been studying in Europe for 7 years. In France, Roman Loran appreciated his translation of the ancient Chinese poet Tao Yuanming's poetry very much, and called the translation as "masterpiece". Due to historical reasons, Liang's works were not widely publicized. Now Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is planning to collect all his works and comments to build the database of "Liang Zongdai's works and research" in order to publicize this celebrity's life and achievements.

Editor: Jessie Hwang