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Li Bai: The Immortal Poet
Friday, August 31, 2012 19:21
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Li Bai was arguably the most accomplished poet of the golden age of poetry in China's Tang Dynasty. Li, known for his romantic style of writing, has come to be known as the immortal poet. Li lived from 701 to 762 AD—spending much of his time travelling around China. He served briefly as a poet at the Hanlin Academy in the capital city of Chang-an, at the request of Emperor Xuanzong. Li did have one habit that some viewed as a defect—he drank, and drank a lot. Yet when it came to writing poetry, drinking may have been the activity that made Li's poetry so evocative and moving. One story records Emperor Xuanzong summoning Li Bai, while he was having a feast with his favorite consort, Yang Guifei. Li turned up drunk. Court attendants splashed him with water to sober him up, but to no avail. However, once he was handed a writing brush, Li spontaneously composed three songs praising the beauty of Yang Guifei. The emperor was so moved he personally accompanied Li on the flute. Palace life didn't last long for Li Bai. After three years serving the emperor, a jealous eunuch convinced Yang Guifei that Li had been disrespectful towards her in one of his poems. Li was ousted and took to travelling the empire again. Much of Li's poetry alludes to the time he spent on his solitary travels—often drinking alone with only the moon for company. “Amidst the flowers with a pot of wine, Drinking alone without a companion. Raising the wine cup and toasting the moon, Facing my shadow we have …
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