Ai Qing, born Jiang Zhenghan and styled Jiang Haicheng, was a 20th century Chinese poet. He was known under his pen names Linbi, Ke'a and Ejia.

Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, and a part of the Chinese literature. While this last term comprises Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese, and other historical and vernacular forms of the language, its poetry generally falls into one of two primary types, Classical Chinese poetry and Modern Chinese poetry.