In Qinglian Town, Jiangyou, Sichuan, Li Bai’s hometown, there is a tomb of Li Yueyuan. It is rumored that Li Yueyuan is Li Bai's sister. She is not only beautiful but also talented. After Li Bai came out of Shu, he fulfilled his filial piety to his parents. In Li Bai's hometown, Li Yueyuan's reputation is no less than that of his brother.
Records about Li Bai's sister Li Yueyuan first appeared in "The Legend of Mingming" written by Yang Tianhui of the Song Dynasty. Yang Tianhui, Mingji, courtesy name Youfu, was born in Qi County (now Santai County), Sichuan Province in the Northern Song Dynasty. His birth and death dates are unknown. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Xining (1070), the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. When Yang Tianhui was the magistrate of Zhangming County, he wrote the article "The Notes of Fuzi of Zhangming" and the book "Anecdotes of Zhangming". The book "Anecdotes of Mingming" has been lost, and only quotations from the book can be seen in other ancient books. These reprinted and preserved materials record some rumors and anecdotes about Li Bai, and have always been valued by scholars who study Li Bai.
Li Bai painted by Fan Zeng
It is said in "The Anecdote of Mingming": "(Li Bai) had a sister, Yue Yuan, who was married to a son in the city, but she couldn't stay, so she was buried in the city. Today's tomb A hundred steps away from the Longxi Courtyard. Perhaps the Chuan Courtyard was where he lived. "Li Yueyuan was born in 703 AD, two years younger than Li Bai. It is said that she was also a poet, even better than Li Bai in creating couplets. It is said that when Li Yueyuan was young, she performed filial piety on behalf of her elder brother Li Bai. Although she was promised to be married to someone else, she did not stay, so Li Bai built this pink bamboo building as an embroidery building for his sister. Li Yueyuan often lived here with her friend Zhang Xue'e, and entertained herself with music, chess, calligraphy and painting every day. At dawn and dusk, they would pour the powder water after washing their faces on the bamboo forest downstairs. Over time, the clumps of green bamboo gradually turned into pink bamboo. As time went by, a white powder film grew on the bamboo poles, which was later known as this. The building is called Pink Bamboo Building.