--- title: "4 Gu Cheng Quotes - Famous Poet (Ying'er)" description: "Gu Cheng was a famous Chinese modern poet, essayist and novelist. He was a prominent member of the \"Misty Poets\", a group of Chinese modernist poets." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gu-cheng-39588.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Gu Cheng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gu-cheng-39588.jpg) # Gu Cheng (1956–1993) Poet Eastern Wu **4** quotes in **33** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Gu Cheng was a poet from Eastern Wu, best known for *Ying'er*. ## Quick Facts About Gu Cheng Born September 24, 1956 Died October 8, 1993 Nationality Eastern Wu Profession Poet Notable works Ying'er ## About Gu Cheng Gu Cheng was a famous Chinese modern poet, essayist and novelist. He was a prominent member of the "Misty Poets", a group of Chinese modernist poets. ## Quotes by Gu Cheng > [“The poet is just like the fabled hunter who naps beside a tree, waiting for hares to break their skulls by running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gu-cheng/the-poet-is-just-like-the-fabled-hunter-who-naps-beside-a-tree/) Gu Cheng [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/gu-cheng-70593_hare_the-poet-is-just-like-the-fabled-hunter_4433.jpg) > [The night has given me dark eyes But I use them to look for light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gu-cheng/the-night-has-given-me-dark-eyes-but-i-use-them-to-look-for-light/) Gu Cheng [Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/gu-cheng-70593_dark_the-night-has-given-me-dark-eyes-but-i-u_518673.jpg) > [Who is moving in the distance? It is the clock's pendulum, Hired by the god of death To measure life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gu-cheng/who-is-moving-in-the-distance-it-is-the-clock-s-pendulum-hired-by-the/) Gu Cheng [Clock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/gu-cheng-70593_clock_who-is-moving-in-the-distance-it-is-the_1985568.jpg) > [The world I feel, within the realm of art, is more genuine than the wrorld of matter. Artistic feeling is not tape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gu-cheng/the-world-i-feel-within-the-realm-of-art-is-more-genuine-than-the/) Gu Cheng [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/gu-cheng-70593_art_the-world-i-feel-within-the-realm-of-art_2686399.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gu-cheng/#itemlist", "name": "Gu Cheng Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The poet is just like the fabled hunter who naps beside a tree, waiting for hares to break their skulls by running headlong into the tree trunk. 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