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Tao of pooh youthful immortal12/19/2023 ![]() He was beset, however, by mundane troubles though well received by local dignitaries impressed by his poetic talents and fame, he began to complain of the lack of money and property.Īt the time of the An Lu-shan rebellion in December 755, which was to shake the T'ang empire to its foundations, Li Po had gone to the Yangtze region, to which he had also moved his family. In the poems of this period, he showed a growing interest in Taoism which replaced his youthful ardor for chivalry. After having settled his family (he had remarried by this time) in Shantung, Li Po journeyed once again for 10 years in northern and eastern China. They had another meeting the next year in Ch'i-chou, Shantung, where Li Po was initiated into the Taoist religion by one of its patriarchs. ![]() In the autumn of the same year (744) occurred the memorable meeting of China's two great poets, Li Po and Tu Fu, in the eastern capital, Loyang. "Eight Immortals of the Wine-cup." Two years later he grew tired of court life and left it for another long period of travel. He often frequented city taverns and got excessively drunk, thus earning the reputation, together with seven other notables of the court, as the At the zenith of his poetic power, he wrote some of his best-known songs for court festivities. Li was appointed a member of the Hanlin Academy and was lionized by fellow scholar-officials. The climax came in 742, when he went to the capital, Ch'ang-an, and was presented to the emperor, Hsüan-tsung, who showered him with favors. These were the best years of his life as well as the most flourishing period of the dynasty, both of which he celebrated in poems. In 735 Li started a long journey that took him northward to the central plains of the Yellow River and eastward to the coastal areas of the Yangtze. Meanwhile, he continued to explore the scenic rivers and lakes of neighboring regions. He was married in 727 to the daughter of a retired prime minister at An-lu in Hupei, where he stayed the next 8 years. Skilled in swordsmanship, he led the life of the knight-errant, traveling extensively in Szechwan and, later, in his twenty-fifth year, northward to central China. Except for a period of seclusion in the mountains near home, he spent his youth in search of adventures abroad. ![]() A precocious boy, he started his poetic compositions early but disdained to take the literary examination. His father took the family back to China about 705 and settled down at Mien-chou in Szechwan, where the poet grew up. Li Po was probably born in central Asia, where his ancestors had lived in exile since the early 7th century. ![]() His writings reflect the grandeur of the T'ang dynasty at the height of its prosperity. Li Po (701-762), one of the most popular Chinese poets, was noted for his romantic songs on wine, women, and nature. ![]()
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