Poetry travels from Arab world to China By Bai Shuhao in Guangzhou | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-05-11 12:08

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/11/WS6a015667a310d6866eb47eab.html Eight years ago, Syrian poet Adonis, who wrote My Loneliness Is a Garden, wandered through the streets of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and caught the scent of osmanthus blossoms. He described the fragrance as "sublime and precious". Moved by the encounter, he planted an osmanthus tree and later published Osmanthus, a long poem composed of 50 independent pieces inspired by China.