Literature Review on Translating Classical Chinese Poetry into English 

Shuaishuai Hao

The College of Foreign Languages Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

Abstract: In recent years, there seems to be a new boom in translating Chinese classical poetry into English. Many scholars find that the most difficult task in such translation work is translating Chinese classical im-agery. This article will review some ongoing debates in the said issue by evaluating related sources and pro-vide basic background knowledge on translating Classical Chinese poetry.

Keywords: Chinese poetry; Classical poetry; Imagery; Translation; English