Li Bai's wine poems include Dueling the Lonely Man in the Mountain, White Horse, Drinking the Bright Moon Alone, Traveling with Uncle in Dongting after Drunkenness, Going Down to Zhongnanshan to Have a Good Pillow and a Good Bowl, A Hotel in Nanjing, Visiting China Bank, Drinking the Bright Moon Alone, Entering the Wine and Giving Seven Mothers.
Wine and lofty ideals
In Li Bai's poems, wine is often used to symbolize freedom, lofty sentiments and the spirit of pursuing truth. For example, "Into the Wine": "Have you seen how the water of the Yellow River moves out of the sky and into the ocean, never to return?" The "wine" here is endowed with a meaning beyond the secular world, which represents Li Bai's mentality of pursuing Excellence and personal heroism.
Alcohol and escapism
In some poems, Li Bai used wine as an escape from reality to help people forget their troubles and difficulties. For example, drinking alone with the moon is one of the four poems: "Until, holding up my cup, I asked the moon to bring me my shadow and make us three." Here, "wine" and "cup" are used to mean that people escape the trivial and troubles of the world by drinking, and enjoy themselves by moonlight.
Wine, Sentiment and Homesickness
Li Bai's poems also combine wine with sentimentality and homesickness, expressing his thoughts about his hometown and relatives. Such as "Remembering Brothers on a Moonlit Night": "Wanderers listen to drums and geese sing autumn. He knows that the dew will be frost tonight, and how bright the moonlight is at home! The "wine" here has become a medium for Li Bai to express his homesickness, and his nostalgia for his hometown and relatives has been condensed through drinking.
Wine and natural landscape
In Li Bai's poems and songs, wine is often combined with beautiful natural scenery, showing his praise for nature and love for life. For example, in the heron lodge: "The mountains cover the day, and the ocean drains the golden river. But as long as you go up a flight of stairs, you can broaden your horizons by 300 miles. " The "wine" and magnificent natural scenery here reflect the poet's awe and pride in nature.
Wine and philosophy of life
Li Bai's wine poems also contain profound philosophy of life and put forward some thoughts on the contradiction and impermanence of life. For example, Haruka wrote in "Four o'clock at midnight": "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon! As a medium to enjoy life, the wine here also warns people to cherish time and life.