Students Discuss Wang Jingwei’s Poetry | 2025 Wang Jingwei Seminars

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Venue: Lan007, College of Liberal Arts, Tunghai University, No. 1727, Section 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Xitun District, Taichung Date: May 20th, 2025 (Tuesday)                  Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register now!The Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust and Tunghai University’s Chinese Department will jointly host a “Wang Jingwei Poetry Appreciation Seminar” on May 20th, inviting … Read More

Why Does Zhiyi Yang’s “Wang Jingwei Biography” Disappoint?

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Zhiyi Yang’s Poetry, History, Memory: Wang Jingwei and China in Dark Times (“the Book”) is a biased portrayal of a controversial historical figure, packaged in sometimes artful, but frequently obtuse, language. This response, however, focuses on the Book’s biggest problems—distortion of facts, mischaracterizations and selective use of source material. The Book was published by the University of Michigan Press in … Read More

Wang Jingwei’s Poetic Legacy

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The two-volume Wang Jingwei’s Poetry: Unabridged Edition with Calligraphy and Annotations, published by the Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust in collaboration with Eight Corners Books is available worldwide on February 1, 2024 through Elephant White Cultural Enterprise. Readers can purchase the printed book from online retailers such as Books.com, Eslite, Kingstone, and other major bookstores. Hoes does the paperback differ from … Read More

Zeng Zhongming’s “Pavilion of Marital Harmony”

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Zeng Zhongming (1896-1939) wrote this poetry collection as a gift to Ho Mang Hang’s mother, Li Lingshuang. The resemblance of Zeng’s calligraphy to Wang Jingwei’s is evident.Zeng Zhongming was the younger brother of Zeng Xing (1882-1954) and the husband of Fang Junbi (1898-1986). To Zeng, Wang Jingwei was more than a close friend, he was also Zeng’s mentor and teacher. In addition … Read More