Li Bai
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Li Bai 🇨🇳

李白 (Li Po / Shixian)
["The Poet Immortal", "Tang Dynasty Lyric Master", "Daoist Free Spirit"]
Born Feb 28, 0701 🇨🇳 Suyab (Kyrgyzstan) / Jiangyou (Sichuan), Tang Dynasty
Passed Away Nov 30, 0762 Dangtu (Anhui), Tang Dynasty
Lifespan 61 years old
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"I raise my cup to invite the bright moon, and with my shadow we become a party of three."

Archival Overview

Tang dynasty genius poet (701–762), revered as the 'Poet Immortal' (Shixian), whose romantic lyricism, effortless grace, and boundless imagination produced over a thousand immortal poems celebrated across the world.

Biographical Record

Li Bai spent his youth wandering the mountains and rivers of Sichuan, cultivating Daoist philosophy, calligraphy, and martial swordsmanship. Summoned to the imperial capital Chang'an in 742, Emperor Xuanzong appointed him to the prestigious Hanlin Academy, enchanted by his improvisational genius.

Li Bai's poetry is renowned for its cosmic scale, vivid sensory beauty, and playful defiance of convention, immortalized in verses like 'Quiet Night Thought' and 'Drinking Alone Under the Moon'. Together with Du Fu, he represents the supreme pinnacle of classical Chinese poetic achievement.

Key Life Milestones

742

Appointment to the Hanlin Academy

Welcomed to the Tang imperial court in Chang'an by Emperor Xuanzong as scholar and imperial court poet.

c. 753

Drinking Alone Under the Moon

Composed his internationally celebrated lyric cycle celebrating Daoist transcendence, solitude, and wine.

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Final Resting Place

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Tomb of Li Bai
Dangtu County (Anhui), China
GPS: 31.5456, 118.5714
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