Bai Juyi (772-846), whose real name is Lotte, was named Xiangshan Jushi and Mr. Zuiyin. Taiyuan (now Shanxi) people. A famous realistic poet in Tang Dynasty, one of the three great poets in Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Yuanhe (808), he worshipped Zuo to collect the remains, and was later demoted to Jiangzhou (now Jiangxi) Sima, and moved to Zhongzhou (now Sichuan) as the secretariat. Later, it was the secretariat of Hangzhou, and it was also the secretariat of Tongzhou (now Shaanxi) in Suzhou, with the minister of punishments as the official. He lived in Luoyang at night and was named Mr. Drunk Sound, a Buddhist in Xiangshan. In his early years, his poems were as famous as Yuan Zhen and were called "Bai Yuan". In his later years, he was called "Bai Liu" with Liu Yuxi. [1] His poems have a wide range of themes, various 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. Not many words, but it has a great influence on future generations. There is Bai Changqing Collection. His representative works include Song of Eternal Sorrow, Charcoal Man, Pipa Travel and so on. Bai Juyi's former residence memorial hall is located in the suburb of Luoyang. Bai Yuan (the tomb of Bai Juyi) is located at Pipa Peak in Xiangshan, south of Luoyang.
He was the most prolific poet in the Tang Dynasty. He divided his poems into four categories: satire, leisure, sentimentality and miscellaneous law. What he is most proud of and valuable is his satirical poems.
His satirical poems mainly include two aspects: first, they widely reflect the sufferings of the people. Among them, there are works that sympathize with farmers, such as Du Lingcuo; There are also sad songs, such as "White Haired Man" and "Harem Ci", which lament the fate of women. Second, profoundly expose the evils of rulers, such as "selling charcoal" and "red carpet".