"When celebrating an important birthday, glory shines throughout the land," reads the invitation. "A Poetic Gathering-Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Yu Kwang-chung." Lee Yong-ping, director of the Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs, and Perng Ching-hsi, president of the Taipei Chinese Center, International PEN, had sent out the cards.
「壽慶有餘，光耀九州──藝文界詩歌雅集，慶余光中八秩嵩壽」，邀請帖是這樣寫的，具名邀請者是中華民國筆會會長彭鏡禧與台北市文化局局長李永萍。