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Bai Juyi
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Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty (772-846)
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Bai Juyi, also known by the courtesy name Letian and the art name Xiangshan Jushi, was a Chinese poet, writer, Buddhist monk, and calligrapher of the Tang dynasty. Born in Xinzheng in 772, he held the academic degree of jinshi. He wrote in Chinese and is described in sources such as the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang. His notable work includes the Song of Everlasting Regret, and other works include Shuo Jin Xinzhong Wuxian Shi, Bai Letian Shi Jie, Bai Juyi Ji, Bai Kong Liutie, and Aotou Ge Xing Shi Yan Jie.
He died in Luoyang in 846. His name in native language is 白居易, and in kana, it is written as はく きょい. His posthumous name is Wen. The Open Library lists him under the author name Bai, Juyi and records a work count of 112.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 772
- Died
- 846
- Works
- 112
Top works
- 說盡心中無限事
- 白樂天詩解
- 白居易集
- 白孔六帖
- 鳌頭歌行詩諺解
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bai
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Tang dynasty
- Place of birth
- Xinzheng
- Place of death
- Luoyang
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Notable work
- Song of Everlasting Regret
- Academic degree
- jinshi
- Image
- 唐名臣像-21-白樂天.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- Bai Juyi
- time period
- Tang dynasty
- described by source
- New Book of Tang
- date of birth
- 0772-02-28
- date of death
- 0846-09-23
- name in native language
- 白居易
- name in kana
- はく きょい
- courtesy name
- 樂天
- art name
- 香山居士
- posthumous name
- 文
- Commons Creator page
- Bai Juyi
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Letian Traditional Chinese樂天 Simplified Chinese乐天
Xiangshan Jushi Chinese香山居士 Literal meaningHouseholder of Mount Xiang
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