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Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi, courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces. He achieved fame as a writer of verse in a low-key, near vernacular style that was popular throughout medieval East Asia.
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culture · Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (772-846) · poet · writer · Buddhist monk · calligrapher · politician · also Bai Juyi, Wen, Bai Ershier, Baiwengong, Po Chu-i, Letian
Born 28 February 0772 · Died 23 September 0846 · Q313324
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Died 0846-09-23.
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“I am lucky not to have such bad habits. I only indulge myself in drinking wine and writing poetry. I am indeed indulgent, but what harm will that do?”
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“I set my eyes on the green mountain, and let my hair grow white.Who knows how many years I have left to live in this world?From now till the end of my life, there are only days of leisure.”
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Born 0772-02-28.
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