Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t20.21

v2.c10.s2.t20.21

The influence of Tagore on the Chinese intellectuals resulted into the rise of a new school within the New Cultural Movement, namely the *Xinyuepai* (*Crescent Moon School*). *Crescent Moon School* was actually a stream of literary trend that was represented by a group of young Chinese poets who had imbibed some definite influence of Tagore, and came to be known by the name of a Tagore’s anthology. The driving force of the *Crescent Moon School*, was Xu Zhimo who acted as a host and interpreter to Tagore during the latter’s visit to China in 1924. Xu’s career as a great poetic talent was cut short by a tragic accident. It is said that if Xu Zhimo had lived longer Tagore’s influence on China’s new poetry would have been more pronounced than has been documented so far.