Chinese Poetry Society

The Chinese Poetry Society (CPS; Chinese: 中华诗词学会) is a national, academic, and non-profit social organization in China. It was established on May 31, 1987, under the advocacy of cultural and literary figures such as Qian Changzhao, Zhou Gucheng, and Zhao Puchu. The society is supervised by the China Writers Association and registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China.^[1]

The Chinese Poetry Society was formally founded in Beijing on 31 May 1987. In June 1991, the Society was officially placed under the leadership of the China Writers Association.^[2] On 23 February 1999, the first Secretariat Office Meeting was held.^[3]

In June 1991, the Society was officially placed under the leadership of the China Writers Association. On February 23, 1999, the first Secretariat Office Meeting was convened. From December 8 to 10, 2004, the Second National Members’ Congress was held in Beijing. On September 28, 2005, the second meeting of the Standing Council (2nd term) took place in Binzhou, Shandong. On September 20, 2006, the third meeting of the Standing Council (2nd term) was held in Jincheng, Shanxi. From August 20 to 21, 2015, the Fourth National Members’ Congress was convened in Beijing. On October 16, 2016, the second meeting of the Standing Council (4th term) was held in You County, Hunan. On November 30, 2020, the Fifth National Members’ Congress was convened.^[4]