Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t8.6

v2.c10.s2.t8.6

Xu Zhimo was also renowned for his use of the vernacular language. He was one of the first Chinese writers to successfully naturalise Western romantic forms into modern Chinese poetry. In 1927, he helped organise the Xinyue Shudian (Crescent Moon Book Company). The following year he began editing *Xinyue* (“Crescent Moon”), a literary monthly featuring liberal ideas and Western literature. He also served as professor of literature and law at various universities and schools before dying in a plane crash on November 19, 1931 near Tai’an, Shandong while flying from Nanjing to Beijing. He left behind four collections of verse and several volumes of translations from various languages.