From the angles of diction, phrasing, and syntax, the paper makes a detailed classification and explanation of the language characteristics of the English translation of ancient Chinese poems by professor Xu Yuan-chong.

XU Yuan-chong has realized the goal of "three beauties" (semantic beauty, tonal beauty & formal beauty) set by himself in his English translation of ancient Chinese poems, but his unique and sophisticated translation techniques surpass his own methods of three "-ilizations"(generalization, equalization & specialization).

This article explores the aesthetic requirements of ancient Chinese poetry translation,the aesthetic principles of cultural communication,and the correlation between them,then,puts forward the viewpoint that the aesthetic requirements of ancient Chinese poetry translation should be guided by the aesthetic principles of cultural communication and proposes some specific methods.

Traditional translation methods and views on English translation of classical Chinese poetry are generally text-centered.

Based on the thesis Transplanting the Seed written by Susan Bassnett,this article makes a brief mention of the controversy of untranslatability and translatability in translation of ancient Chinese poetry into English.