Sichuan in ancient books

Because some scholars believe that Li Bai's birthplace is actually a place called Broken Leaf City, which is located in the Western Region, there is a saying that Li Bai is from the Western Region. Because Li Bai's birth is not recorded in detail in ancient books, there is controversy about his birth so far. Among the three existing statements, the statement that Li Bai was born in Sichuan is the most recognized. In addition to this view, some scholars believe that Li Bai was born in Longxi, and some scholars believe that Broken Leaf City is his birthplace.

Among them, Broken Leaf Town is located in the Western Regions, which is a border town established by the Tang regime to strengthen exchanges with countries in the Western Regions. Scholars who believe that Broken Leaf City is the birthplace of Li Bai put forward that Li Bai was born in Broken Leaf City and came to Sichuan to live with his family at the age of five. Now this broken leaf city has already become a country called Kyrgyzstan. This country has said more than once that Li Bai's hometown is actually tokmak, which is in their country. But whether it is or not, there is no relevant evidence to prove.

The view that Li Bai may have been born in Broken Leaf City was actually put forward by Guo Moruo, but compared with this view, many scholars agree that Jiangyou in Sichuan is the birthplace of Li Bai. As a matter of fact, Li Bai's life experience is hard to understand not only by our descendants, but also by people in the Tang Dynasty. Because Li Bai rarely mentioned his life experience to others, others were vague when asked. This also led to the ancient book "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty" only mentioning that Li Bai was a descendant of Li Jue, the founder of Xiliang regime, and Li Jue was from Shaanxi.

In addition, this ancient book also records that ancestor Li Bai was exiled to the Western Regions for crimes at the end of Sui Dynasty, and did not return to Longxi until the Tang Zhongzong period. So some people think that Li Bai's birthplace is actually in Longxi. In fact, no matter where Li Bai was born, he was an outstanding poet in the history of China.