both ancient and modern times

People in both ancient and modern times were immersed in fondling sand collecting the COINS, trying to discover the old mysteries hidden in these metals.

古往今来人们观赏它、珍藏它，试图解开这个藏着无数古代秘密的金属之符，沉浸其中乐而忘返。

Imagism, greatly influenced by ancient Chinese poetry, dramatically came back to China several times and exerted great influence upon both modern and contemporary Chinese poetry.

深受中国古典诗歌影响的意象派诗歌，曾先后几次反弹回中国，对中国诗歌产生了巨大的冲击和影响。

Lines, very extensively applied in the Oriental and Occidental drawings, is the artistic expression in both the ancient and the modern times.

线在东西方绘画中的运用十分广泛。线是既古老又现代的艺术表现形式。