李白的生平

Li Bai or Li Po (李白)(701-762) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty.

His name was traditionally pronounced Li Bo or Li Po (depending on the romanisation), hence the familiar name Li Po by which he has long been known in the West. However, the use of the pronunciation 'bó' (pinyin romanisation), originally associated with the reading of Classical Chinese, has largely disappeared in modern China, partly as a result of language planning and standardisation.

Called the Poet Immortal, Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in China's literary history. Approximately 1,100 of his poems remain today. The Western world was introduced to Li Bai's works through the very liberal translations of Japanese versions of his poems made by Ezra Pound.

Li Bai is best known for the extravagant imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love for liquor. Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life travelling, although in his case it was because his wealth allowed him to, rather than because his poverty forced him. He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze River, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the reflection of the moon.

Biography
Li Bai's birthplace is uncertain, but one candidate is Suiye in Central Asia (near modern day Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan). Some have suggested that he might be of Turkish origin. However his family had originally dwelled in what's now southeastern Gansu [1], and later moved to Jiangyou, near modern Chengdu in Sichuan province, when he was five years old. He was influenced by Confucian and Taoist thought, but ultimately his family heritage did not provide him with much opportunity in the aristocratic Tang Dynasty. Though he expressed the wish to become an official, he did not sit for the Chinese civil service examination. Instead, beginning at age twenty-five, he travelled around China, enjoying wine and leading a carefree life -very much contrary to the prevailing ideas of a proper Confucian gentleman. His personality fascinated the aristocrats and common people alike and he was introduced to the Emperor Xuanzong around 742.

He was given a post at the Hanlin Academy, which served to provide a source of scholarly expertise and poetry for the Emperor. Li Bai remained less than two years as a poet in the Emperor's service before he was dismissed for an unknown indiscretion. Thereafter he wandered throughout China for the rest of his life. He met Du Fu in the autumn of 744, and again the following year. These were the only occasions on which they met, but the friendship remained particularly important for the starstruck Du Fu (a dozen of his poems to or about Li Bai survive, compared to only one by Li Bai to Du Fu). At the time of the An Lushan Rebellion he became involved in a subsidiary revolt against the Emperor, although the extent to which this was voluntary is unclear. The failure of the rebellion resulted in his being exiled a second time, to Yelang. He was pardoned before the exile journey was complete.

Li Bai died in Dangtu, or modern day Anhui. Traditionally he was said to have drowned attempting to embrace the moon's reflection in a river; some scholars believe his death was the result of mercury poisoning
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李白(公元701-762年),字太白,祖籍隴西成紀(今甘肅秦安縣),出生於綿州彰明縣(今四川江油縣)青蓮鄉,因號「青蓮居士」 ... 他的詩主觀抒情和浪漫的色彩濃厚,想象豐富,色彩斑斕。

「李白」字「太白」，號「青蓮居士」，隴西成紀（甘肅秦安西北）人，其先祖於隋末戰亂逃至碎葉（今吉而吉斯共和國托克馬克附近），李白即出生於此。李白少年時代就「觀奇書」，「遊神仙」，「好劍術」，有多方面的才能和興趣，唐中宗神龍元年（705）舉家遷居四川綿州，曾任翰林供奉。因稱「李翰林」。賀之張譽為「天上謫仙人」，後人又稱「李謫仙」。然而唐玄宗只讓李白待詔翰林，作文學侍從之臣，李白的大志無法實現。李白性格傲岸不，也不能忍受「摧眉折腰事權貴」的生活。三年後李白因遭讒毀，自請還山，離開長安。他只能游山訪仙，痛飲狂歌，以排遣懷才不遇的憂憤。但他始終沒有放棄建立偉業，成為非凡人物的理想。安史之亂爆發後，李白曾應邀入永王李璘幕府，又以為獲得了建功立業的機會。，詠出「但用東山謝安石，為君談笑靜胡沙」的豪邁詩句。永王軍隊為唐肅宗消滅後，李白也受牽連入獄，後來在流放夜郎的途中遇赦。直到六十一歲時，李白還請求從軍入幕，希望能有「一割之用」，卻因病在途中折回，未能如願，六十二歲時在他的族叔當涂縣（安徽馬鞍山）令的李陽冰家。