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[[File:LiBai.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A painting of Li Bai.|A painting of me.]] | [[File:LiBai.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A painting of Li Bai.|A painting of me.]] | ||
| − | * I was born in the year 701. | + | * I was born in the year 701. Where, you ask? This has been a controversy for more than a millennium. |
| − | * My family dwelt in what is now Gansu. | + | * My family dwelt in what is now Gansu. Evidence suggests that my family was banished during the Sui Dynasty, (due to a crime) and thus moved from Gansu. In 705 my family secretly moved to beautiful Sichuan (famous for its gigantic mountains and wonderful natural scenery), where I spent my childhood. (Wu 57) |
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While where I was born is not entirely known, the brashness and bravado of my poetic voice are characteristics of poets from this region. (Wu 66) | While where I was born is not entirely known, the brashness and bravado of my poetic voice are characteristics of poets from this region. (Wu 66) | ||
* There are theories that I could have been of Turkish decent. I am probably from a merchant family. (Eide 370) | * There are theories that I could have been of Turkish decent. I am probably from a merchant family. (Eide 370) | ||
* I read everything! Of course I read the Confucian Classics, but I also read things normal scholars abstained from, such as astrological and metaphysical texts. | * I read everything! Of course I read the Confucian Classics, but I also read things normal scholars abstained from, such as astrological and metaphysical texts. | ||
| − | *I enjoyed taming birds and sword play. | + | *I enjoyed taming birds and sword play. I was quite proficient in martial arts. |
<blockquote>“When I was fifteen, I was fond of sword play, and with that art I challenged quite a few great men.” -- Li Bai [Wu 58]</blockquote> | <blockquote>“When I was fifteen, I was fond of sword play, and with that art I challenged quite a few great men.” -- Li Bai [Wu 58]</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 4 March 2012
I am also known as Li Po.
Welcome to my page, for I am about to bring you on an incredible journey through my life, my works, my immortality.
Let us begin!
Life
- I was born in the year 701. Where, you ask? This has been a controversy for more than a millennium.
- My family dwelt in what is now Gansu. Evidence suggests that my family was banished during the Sui Dynasty, (due to a crime) and thus moved from Gansu. In 705 my family secretly moved to beautiful Sichuan (famous for its gigantic mountains and wonderful natural scenery), where I spent my childhood. (Wu 57)
While where I was born is not entirely known, the brashness and bravado of my poetic voice are characteristics of poets from this region. (Wu 66)
- There are theories that I could have been of Turkish decent. I am probably from a merchant family. (Eide 370)
- I read everything! Of course I read the Confucian Classics, but I also read things normal scholars abstained from, such as astrological and metaphysical texts.
- I enjoyed taming birds and sword play. I was quite proficient in martial arts.
“When I was fifteen, I was fond of sword play, and with that art I challenged quite a few great men.” -- Li Bai [Wu 58]
Poetry
Topic: Immortality
References:
1. Eide, Elling O. On Li Po. New Haven: Yale UP, 1973. Print.
2. Wu, Jingxiong. The Four Seasons of Tʻang Poetry,. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle, 1972. Print.