[3] Ying Poetry Society was founded in 1909 by a group of about 150 classical Chinese poets from northern Taiwan, led by reporters from the Chinese-language department of the Taiwan Daily Newspaper (臺灣日日新報), including Hsieh Ju-chuan (謝汝銓).
The founding ceremony was held at the Ping Le Yu restaurant (平樂遊酒樓) in Wanhua, Taipei.
In addition to Taiwanese poets, literary figures from Fuchien, China, and Japanese literati living in Taiwan also joined the society.
[4] After 1949, Chinese officials and literati began to participate in activities related to classical Taiwanese poetry.
In the same year, the Taipei City Archives Committee planned a Ying Poetry Society Centennial Special Exhibition.