International Poets Explore Shaanxi's Culture and Charm

Cultural Immersion in Shaanxi

• 🌏 Poets from Latin America and China gathered for the 2025 International Youth Poetry Festival in Shaanxi province.
• 🏛️ Participants expressed delight and gratitude for the experience, finding the historical sites like Tong Dynasty buildings and city walls to be dreamlike.
• 🏞️ The natural beauty, including mountains and villages, along with traditional music and dance, deeply moved the poets, with mountains often being a mythical character in their work.

Literary Exchange and Insights

• ✍️ The festival included a rich program of activities such as cultural tours, poetry readings, and academic discussions.
• 🎓 Poets visited universities and engaged in conversations, highlighting the richness of Chinese culture and its influence.
• 🧐 A key takeaway for some poets was the attention to detail in Chinese poetry, particularly its focus on nature and drawing ethical lessons from it.
• 🌱 This connection to nature is seen as a valuable lesson, emphasizing the idea of seeing ourselves as part of nature, not separate from it, especially in contemporary times.