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Poetic license not always attractive

Professor Yi Zhongtian's mockery of the two comperes of BTV has evoked wide social reactions. Some people applauded him for courage and integrity, while others criticized him for absence of both elegance and tolerance.

Professor Yi, who became a household name after his successful appearance on CCTV-10's Lecture Room program, used to be outstanding as a poet. On the one hand, Yi Zhongtian showed his honesty and frankness as a poet. On the other hand, comperes from BTV were exposed as being not knowledgeable and intelligent enough to preside over such a widely watched TV program, and facing such a famous, intelligent and unrestrained professor.