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His own father, Ai Qing, was a famous poet who was branded as a so-called rightist during the Cultural Revolution under Mao Zedong. When we spoke last fall, I began by asking Ai Weiwei why his ...

Weiwei was born in Beijing in 1957. His father was a famous Chinese poet Ai Qing, one of the brightest voices of his generation. Qing studied in Paris but he chose to return home and incorporate ...

Jindong, hometown of renowned musician Shi Guangnan, leverages its cultural assets of "Ai Qing's poetry and Guangnan's music" ...