Li Bai (February 28, 701 - 762), also known as Taibai and Qinglian Jushi, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was known as the "Poetic Immortal" and the greatest romantic poet. Han nationality, born in Changlong County of Mianzhou (Brazil County) in Jiannan Road (renamed Changming County in 712, now Qinglian Township, Jiangyou City, Mianyang, Sichuan), one said to be born in Suiye City in the Western Regions (now Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan) , whose ancestral home is Chengji County, Longxi County (now south of Jingning County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province). His father, Li Ke, raised two sons (Boqin and Tianran) and one daughter (Pingyang). There are more than a thousand poems and essays in existence, and his representative works include "The Road to Shu is Difficult", "The Road is Difficult to Travel", "Sleepwalking Tianmu Says Farewell", "About to Enter the Wine" and other poems. There is also "The Collection of Li Taibai" handed down to the world. He died of illness in Dangtu, Anhui in 762 at the age of 61. His tomb is in Dangtu, Anhui, and there are memorial halls in Jiangyou, Sichuan, and Anlu, Hubei.
Li Bai (lǐ bái), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi, also known as "Exiled Immortal", was a great romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. Li Bai's poems are majestic and elegant, and his artistic achievements are extremely high. He eulogized the mountains, rivers and beautiful natural scenery of his motherland, with rich imagination, passion and unrestrained spirit, and a romantic spirit. Called the "Immortal of Poetry" by He Zhizhang, most of his poems mainly describe landscapes and express inner emotions. The poetic style is majestic and bold. He and Du Fu are both called "Li Du" (Li Shangyin and Du Mu are called "Little Li Du"). Li Bai
Li Bai was born in Chang'an, the first year of Empress Wu's reign (701), in Changlong County, Mianzhou (Brazil County), Jiannan Road (renamed Changming County in 712, now Qingyou City, Jiangyou City, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province). Lianxiang). Another theory is that his father was demoted from the Central Plains to Suiye City (today's Tokmak City in Kyrgyzstan) in the Western Regions. He moved back to Changlong County, Mianzhou, Jiannan Road (today's Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province) when he was 4 years old. His father Li Ke's life story is unknown. Li Bai was born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He spent most of his life wandering and traveled through most of China. At the age of 20, he left Shu alone and began to roam extensively, from Dongting to the Xiangjiang River in the south, to Wu and Yue in the east, and lived in Anlu (today's Anlu City, Hubei Province) and Yingshan (today's Guangshui City, Hubei Province). He traveled around, hoping to make friends and visit celebrities, so that he could be recommended and climb to high positions to realize his political ideals and ambitions. However, after ten years of wandering, nothing was achieved. He continued north to Taiyuan and Chang'an (today's Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), to Qi and Shandong in the east, and settled in Rencheng, Shandong Province (today's Jining City, Shandong Province). By this time, he had made friends with many celebrities and composed a large number of excellent poems. Li Bai did not want to take the exam to become an official. He hoped to rely on his own talents and get an official career through the recommendation of others, but he was never appreciated by others. He once wrote a "Letter to Han Jingzhou" to Han Jingzhou, a famous scholar of the dynasty, to recommend himself, but he did not get a reply. Until the first year of Tianbao (742), due to the recommendation of Taoist Wu Jun, Li Bai was summoned to Chang'an to worship the Hanlin Academy. His writing style was famous throughout the world. Li Bai was initially appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for his talent, but later because he could not be accepted by the powerful, he abandoned his official position after only three years in Beijing, and continued his wandering life. In the second year of the Anshi Rebellion (756), he was indignant about the difficult times and joined the shogunate of Yong Wang Li Lin. Unfortunately, King Yong and Suzong had a struggle for the throne. After the defeat, Li Bai was implicated and exiled to Yelang (in today's Guizhou). On the way, he was pardoned and wrote "Early Departure from Baidi City". In his later years, he wandered around the southeast and sought refuge with Li Yangbing, the magistrate of Dangtu County, his clan uncle. He died of illness soon after.
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Parents
According to the "Old Book of Tang" records, Li Bai's father was named Li Ke, and he was a city captain. Genealogy Li Hao, King Wuzhao of the Xiliang Kingdom - Li Xin, the later master of Xiliang - Li Chong'er was the Hongnong prefect of the Northern Wei Dynasty - Li Xi (great-grandfather of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty) - Li Tianxi - Li Hu - General Li Bing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty \(Married Dugu Xinnu as his wife) - Li Yuanyi Khan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin - Li Ke - Li Bai
Wives
Li Bai had four wives in his life. 1. Xu, the first wife, the granddaughter of Xu Yushi 2. Liu, living together and then breaking up 3. Donglu family 4. Zong, the last wife, the granddaughter of Zong Chuke. The first wife was a friend in Xiangyang, Hubei in 727 AD. Meng Haoran married Li Bai
to the granddaughter of former prime minister Xu Yushi. In fact, it was not a marriage at all. He was just a son-in-law who stepped in. Since Li Bai lived in his father-in-law's house for ten years after his marriage, the feeling of living under someone else's roof already made him very depressed, and he had no time to think about other things. This was Li Bai's first marriage, and maybe he still treated it with a very responsible attitude. Judging from the fact that he had two sons, a boy and a girl, the marriage life of both parties was still very harmonious. His son's name: Bo Qin (small character Mingyue Nu); his daughter's name: Pingyang. Xu died in 738 AD. Second wife: In 739 AD, 12 years after his first marriage and one year after the death of his first wife, Li Bai married a woman named Liu. Soon, because Liu looked down on Li Bai, Li Bai left angrily. The third wife, in 745 AD, Li Bai married a local woman in Rencheng, Shandong. At this time, Li Bai had just come out of the capital Chang'an, carrying a large bag of gold and silver treasures, and traveled all the way to Shangqiu, Henan with Du Fu and Gao Shi, where they stayed for a long time. After breaking up with him, Li Bai went to Mount Tai to obtain Taoist teachings. Passing through Rencheng, he met this woman and the two fell in love.
Li Bai's wife gave birth to a son for him, and Li Bai bought a large amount of land in Yanzhou, Shandong. After that, during his wandering life, these lands were handed over to his wife. It can be seen that Li Bai had great trust in his wife. Unfortunately, this wife died five years after their marriage. The fourth wife, in 750 A.D., Li Bai met Zong, the granddaughter of Zong Chuke, the prime minister of Wu Zetian, in Kaifeng, Henan. The acquaintance between the two was quite romantic. It is said that Li Bai was drunk in Liangyuan, and his poetry became popular. , he wrote the famous "Liang Yuan Yin" on the wall. After writing, he probably found a corner to urinate, then picked up his gown and staggered away. Not long after leaving, Zong came here with his servant. After seeing this poem, he couldn't let it go for a long time. It happened that people in Liangyuan saw it and wanted to wipe it off immediately. Zong asked not to wipe it off and spent thousands of gold to buy the wall. So this story of "a thousand gold buys a wall" remains. In many historical records, it is described that this Zong family is a lady of great talent and beauty, and the Zong family's beauty is also a loyal believer in Taoism. It can be said that she and Li Bai are like-minded. When Li Bai was imprisoned for the Li Lin case and sent to Yelang, Zong rescued him many times, and the two never saw each other again. Li Bai was very fond of his last wife, Zongshi, and once wrote a poem "Gift from the Generation" to express his longing for his wife.
Children
The eldest son, Boqin, was born to Xu. He died 30 years after Li Bai's death. The eldest daughter Pingyang, born to the Xu family, died after getting married. The second son, Ziran, was born to a woman when Li Bai was in Donglu and has disappeared.