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Li Po(Wade-Giles), or Li Bo or Li Bai (李白pinyinli3 bo2), also known as Li Taibo (pinyin) or Li T'ai-po (Wade-Giles) because his ziis 太白(tai4 bo2) (701-762), was a Chinesepoet.

He was considered the greatest romantic poet of the Tang dynasty. Renowned as the Poet Immortal (詩仙pinyin shi1 xian1), he was among the most well-respected poets in China's literary history.

Approximately 1,100 poems of his remain today. The western world was introduced to Li Po's works through the very liberal translations of Japanese versions of his poems made by Ezra Pound.

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Li Bo is best known for the extravagant imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love of drink. He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze river, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the moon.

Biography

Li Po was born the son of a rich merchant in today Sichuan province. He was influenced as a child by Confuc