Did Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty, die of illness or drown?

Li Bai, whose word is Taibai, is a violet Buddhist, nicknamed "immortal" and a great romantic poet in Tang Dynasty. He was praised as "Poet Fairy" by later generations and called "Li Du" with Du Fu. In order to distinguish them from the other two poets, Li Shangyin and Du Mu, that is, "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Great Li Du". He is cheerful and generous. He likes drinking, writing poems and making friends. Influenced by the thought of Huang Lao Lie Zhuang, Li Bai spread from 0755 to 79000, and most of his poems were written when he was drunk. His representative works include Ji, Wang's Lushan Waterfall, it is hard to go, Difficult Road to Shu, Jiang Yu Yin and so on.

It is said that Li Bai drowned. The King of the Five Dynasties, "Early Sending Baidicheng", has such a description: "Li Bai wore a palace robe, swam in the Quarry River, stood by and watched, and died because he was drunk and caught the moon." There is a similar record in Hong Mai's Tang Yan Yan in the Song Dynasty, in which the word "secular words" was added in front of it, indicating that this statement came from the people. However, it is worth noting that the appearance of this romantic folklore was widely circulated shortly after Li Bai's death.

It is said that he died of drunkenness in Xuancheng, but did he die of drunkenness or drowning? This book is inconclusive. Li said in Li Bai's poetry collection "Rong Zhai Essays" that Li Bai died of illness. Li Bai was addicted to alcohol, especially in his later years. "binge drinking" is an important part of his life, so it is very likely that he will get sick and die when he is drunk.

But for lovers of Li Bai's poems, they are more willing to believe that Li Bai's death was due to "falling into the water with the moon". Many of his poems are

Contemporary scholar An Qi has a wonderful description of Li Bai's death. "Li Bai, drunk on the ship's rail, stretched out his hands and pounced on a piece of Yin Hui". This is the death of "fallen immortals" recognized in people's minds.