Li Bai (701-762), courtesy name Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. He said that his ancestral home was Chengji, Longxi (southwest of Jingning, Gansu Province today). He was a descendant of Han Dynasty flying general Li Guang. After Li Hao, King of Liangwuzhao, he had the same clan as the royal family of Li Tang.
Li Bai once worshiped Hanlin in the first year of Tianbao (742), but later left the palace because he offended Gao Lishi. In the eleventh year of Tianbao (752), Li Bai visited Handan, Linming, Qingzhang and other places in Guangping County on his way north. In October, arrived in Youzhou. At the beginning, he had the idea of ????contributing to the frontier and learned riding and shooting in the border area. Later, he discovered An Lushan's ambition and cried bitterly on the golden platform. Soon he left Youzhou and headed south. When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Bai traveled to Huashan, went south back to Xuancheng, and then went up to Mount Lu. In the first year of Zhide (756), Li Bai was invited three times to go down the mountain to Xunyang and join the staff of Yongwang Li Lin. After King Yong was angry and killed Suzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Bai was also convicted and imprisoned. Fortunately, Guo Ziyi saved his life and moved to Yelang (today's Guanling County, Guizhou Province). He was pardoned while passing through Wushan. After being pardoned, Li Bai wandered around the south of the Yangtze River. He died of illness in his residence in the first year of Baoying (762) at the age of 61 and was buried in Tulongshan. In the twelfth year of Yuanhe (817), Fan Chuanzheng, the observer of Xuanshe, moved his tomb to Dangtu Qingshan in accordance with Li Bai's last wish of "aiming at Qingshan" during his lifetime.
Li Bai is known as the "Poetry Immortal", "Poetry Hero", "Wine Fairy", "Exiled Immortal", etc. He was active in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and was an outstanding romantic poet. Together with Du Fu, he was known as "Li Du", and was exclaimed by He Zhizhang as "the relegated immortal in heaven" and "Li relegated immortal".
Li Bai's works are rich in imagination, romantic and unrestrained, unique in artistic conception, and full of talent. His artistic achievements in poetry are considered to be the pinnacle of Chinese romantic poetry. His poems are included in the Complete Tang Poetry Volume 161 to Volume 185, and the "Collection of Li Taibai" has been handed down to the world.