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A generation:the black night gave me black eyesstill I use them to seek the light

Gu Cheng

a generation:the black night gave me black eyesstill I use them to seek the light

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About Gu Cheng

Gu Cheng (simplified Chinese: 顾城; traditional Chinese: 顧城; September 24, 1956 – October 8, 1993) was a famous Chinese modern poet, essayist and novelist. He was a prominent member of the "Misty Poets", a group of Chinese modernist poets.