The famous 82-year-old poet Gary Snyder visited Hong Kong in April to meet with local poets and fans. The year’s ‘International Poets in Hong Kong’ was organized by the Centre for East Asian Studies, CUHK, co-organized with Oxford University Press (China) Limited and the Commercial Press (H.K.) Limited, and sponsored by the Lee Hysan Foundation. On 22 April, Snyder joined the ‘Symposium—With Local Hong Kong Poets’ and discussed with Yesi (Leung Ping-kwan), Chan Mie (Chan Chi-tak) and Matthew Cheng about culture and writing. In the afternoon, a meeting with book fans was held. In the poetry recitation held on 24 April, apart from Snyder’s recitation, the famous guqin performer, Yao Gongbai, also performed.