Chinese tourists flock to Cambridge to honor poet

Visitors drawn to festival and memorial for Xu Zhimo's renowned verse

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The lawns and River Cam at King's College, where Xu Zhimo's memorical garden is located. (Photo by John Krich)

JOHN KRICH, Contributing writer

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. -- "Quietly I am leaving, just as quietly I came," wrote 20th century Chinese poet Xu Zhimo about his days at Cambridge University. Yet thanks to his verse, the hallowed courtyards of its famed colleges echo these days with the excited and decidedly unscholarly shouts of Mandarin-speaking tour groups.

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