Centenarian poetry scholar wows audience at Tianjin symposium

Nankai University plans to support studies and social practices aligned with Yeh's teaching concepts to enhance international communication about Chinese poetry. An initiative for teaching and preserving Chinese poetry was inaugurated during the symposium.

Li Xilong, director of the School of Literature at Nankai University, said: "For 80 years, Yeh has been dedicated to educating the younger generation about ancient Chinese poetry. She has developed a unique set of teaching methods and concepts that are still contributing to China's cultural development amid the current wave of the wider spreading of Chinese culture."

Zhang Jing, deputy director of the university's Institute of Chinese Poetry Teaching and Classic Culture, said Yeh was now focused on revising her teaching materials.

"She is meticulously revising each word, aiming to make breakthroughs in her updated audio and video content," Zhang said.