Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River

Ye Luying, a graduate of The China Academy of Fine Arts, combines traditional Chinese painting styles with a contemporary graphic-novel sensibility to display the depth of traditional Chinese tales. Her rendition of this classic tale received much acclaim after its publication in China, winning the 13th Golden Dragon Award in 2016 for best illustration, as well as numerous other awards.

Yu Zhiying is a professor, writer, and translator of children’s literature. Her modern adaptation of this classic poem preserves the original’s florid writing style and romantic motifs, which have been renowned for more than a thousand years.