Poet Bai Juyi sits on a statue.
Bai Juyi is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty in the history of China. He also has a title, "Poetry King". Bai Juyi was born in Xinzheng, Henan Province in 772 AD. 34-year-old scholar, began to enter the official career. In the era when Bai Juyi lived, the Tang Dynasty began to show signs of decline. In the face of declining state affairs, Bai Juyi felt sad. He worked in Xu Xian County, Jiangzhou and other places, and worked as Jing Zhaoyin for some time. Later, because of the refusal of the court, he was exiled to Jiangzhou. Later, he went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to be an official. The day he misses most is when he was an official in Hangzhou. In his later years, Bai Juyi was in an empty position and lived a very boring life. Bai Juyi was not valued by the court all his life. Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen were called "Bai Yuan" by later generations, and together with Liu Yuxi they were called "Bai Liu" by later generations.
Then why is Bai Juyi a poet? It is said that Bai Juyi loved poetry all his life. He has the habit of reciting and copying poems every day. Under normal circumstances, he will recite and write repeatedly from morning till night. In the long run, his tongue will become painful because of excessive reading, and his fingers will become numb because of excessive writing. He even wrote a poem to laugh at himself. "Drunk lovers will also be attracted by the magic of poetry. Every afternoon, they will sing sadly to the west. " In view of his excessive enthusiasm for poetry, later generations called Bai Juyi "the demon of poetry" according to the meaning of this poem.
The story of the poet's magic
There were many admirable great poets in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the poet Bai Juyi is also very famous. His poems have many themes, and his language seems easy to understand. Bai Juyi was a doctor of Hanlin and Zuo Zanshan, and finally died in 846. There are many circulating.
Photo of poet Bai Juyi
The story of a poet is about him and two women. Prostitutes were very common in the Tang Dynasty, and Bai Juyi was also a lover of whoring, poetry and wine. In his poems, he can find the names of a dozen prostitutes. However, among all prostitutes, Xiao Man and Su Fan are the most famous. There is a poem that says, "Cherry Su Fan Mouth, Willow Small Waist", which refers to Xiao Man and Su Fan who have been in contact with Bai Juyi.
By the time Bai Juyi was in his sixties, he suffered from wind disease and was paralyzed. He knew that he was getting older and worse, so he sold his horse and asked Su Fan to leave him, hoping that she could get married before she was too old. However, the horse he sold came back crying and refused to leave. Su Fan was also very sad, so she told Bai Juyi with tears that the horse and its owner had been in love for five years and refused to leave. I have served you for ten years. It's ugly now, but it's not time to die. The horse still has the strength to carry you, but if I leave this time, I really can't come back. So Bai Juyi took her in.
However, at the age of 70, Bai Juyi sent Xiao Man and Su Fan away because he didn't want these two women to spend their lives like this.