Abstract: In the development of contemporary Chinese poetry, the problem of language has not been well solved all along. From 1949 to 1978, the language of poetry was normalized estranging force and thus its poetic and aesthetic features vanished. In the development of poetry, obscure avant-grade poetry and the third generation poetry have experienced two meaningful linguistics turns. The had thrown light on the contemporary Chinese poetry.

Key words: contemporary Chinese poetry, language, obscure avant-grade poetry, the third generation poetry