Yeh Chia-ying, China’s ‘daughter of poetry’, dies at the age of 100

Yeh Chia-ying, China’s ‘daughter of poetry’, dies at the age of 100

Yeh Chia-ying, a revered figure in Chinese classical poetry and education, died at the age of 100 in the northern port city of Tianjin on Sunday. Often referred to as the “daughter of poetry”, she dedicated seven decades to researching and promoting classical Chinese poetry across mainland China, Taiwan, the United States and Canada. She … Read more