Bai Juyi is known as the "poet demon" and "poet king". Bai Juyi's poems have a wide range of themes, diverse forms and simple and popular language, and are known as "the poet's magic" and "the king of poets". Official to Hanlin bachelor, Zuo Zanshan doctor.
It is said that Bai Juyi loved poetry and prose very much all his life. He has the habit of reciting and copying poems and essays every day. Under normal circumstances, he will recite it again from morning till evening. In the long run, his tongue will get sores from reading too much, and his fingers will get calluses from writing too much. He even wrote a poem to laugh at himself, "The drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to attract the magic of poetry, which is sad for the afternoon." In view of his excessive enthusiasm for poetry, later generations called Bai Juyi a "poet demon" according to the meaning of this poem.
Characteristics of Bai Juyi's Works
The style of Bai Juyi's works is: simple words and straightforward expression; Straight book, close to the truth; The content is true and well documented; The lyrics are fluent and easy to sing. His poems have a wide range of themes, diverse forms and simple and popular language. His representative works include Song of Eternal Sorrow, Charcoal Man, Pipa Travel and so on.