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Plum Blossom Garden Verses

Wang Jingying and Wang Jingxiu

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This poetry collection is a curated selection of over three hundred poems from the extensive works of the Wang brothers, spanning from 1944 to 2017. The poems are predominantly in classical forms, written over a vast period, from the authors' youth to their later years. The poetic styles vary, ranging from carefree and grand to profound and somber, from passionate to surging; the forms include five- and seven-character quatrains, five- and seven-character regulated verses, and free verse. The themes are diverse, encompassing personal musings, reminiscences, insights, inspirations, and praises, all expressing love for the nation, pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty, and admiration for the times.