Li Bai (李白)
Li Bai (701–762), styled Taibai and known as Qinglian Jushi, was the preeminent Tang romantic poet. Born in Shu or the western regions, he combined lofty ambition with Daoist inclination, achieving court fame and later exile. His life oscillated between official aspiration and reclusive wandering, producing bold, imaginative verse that made him China’s celebrated 'poet-immortal.'
- Birth
- 0701-02-08 08:00 · Sichuan region (likely Shu or western frontier)
- Gender
- Male
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Core Analysis
This case follows the online chart Xin-Chou, Xin-Mao, Xin-Hai, Ren-Chen. Xin Metal is sharp and sensitive. Sitting on Hai Water and seeing Ren Water in the hour, the chart gives a strong Hurt Officer signature: language, pride, and direct expression.
Mao Wood in the month branch brings strong Wealth energy. Mountains, wine, friendship, reputation, travel, and an imagined higher world all become part of his life. This is not a chart built for quiet bureaucracy.
The Chen hour carries traces of Resource, Wealth, and Eating God. It helps explain why Li Bai could be wild and refined at once: free in temperament, but deeply rooted in classical memory and mythic imagination.
Traits
Creativity and Expression
Based on BaZi: heavy Water ( Ren , Zi ) and a prominent Hurting Officer indicate exceptional literary flair. The chart's Hurting Officer promotes free expression and unconventional style, explaining Li Bai's imaginative poetry.
Ambition and Authority Conflict
Based on BaZi: visible Seven Killings influence ( Wu stems and branch interactions) creates strong ambition and competitive drive. This explains court success tempered by disputes and eventual political setbacks.
Restlessness and Wanderlust
Based on BaZi: multiple Zi branches and a mobile Ren day master produce a wandering temperament. The luck pillar that activate fire-earth phases correlate with frequent travel and life transitions.
Resilience and Adaptability
Based on BaZi: mixed stems ( Geng , Wu , Yi ) alongside water support provide resourcefulness. Though subject to conflict from Seven Killings, Li Bai's chart shows capacity to recover and continue creative pursuits.
Timeline
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Prodigy's Enlightenment, Early Literary Star Emerges
Li Bai began to study diligently at age five, reciting early primers such as "Liu Jia", displaying remarkable precocity and laying the foundation for his future status as a legendary poet-immortal.
Youthful Poetic Talent Shocks All; Elite Support Begins to Rise
At fifteen, Li Bai's poetic talent had already begun to stand out; his works earned broad praise and patronage from society's elites, and he began to participate in social engagements, taking the first step toward a wider world.
Depart Shu for the East: A Prelude of Verse and Sword
Li Bai bids farewell to his homeland in Sichuan, sails east along the Yangtze, beginning a grand journey across the world. His footprints reach places like Hubei and Hunan, he makes friends through poetry and expresses his resolve with his sword.
Red Phoenix Star Moves, Becomes a Son-in-Law to a Distinguished Family
Li Bai marries the granddaughter of the former prime minister Xu Yushi in Anzhou; as a son-in-law he settles in Anlu, gaining strong family support and social resources.
The Zhuxi Six: Uninhibited Living
Li Bai and six like-minded friends, including Kong Chaofu, retreated to Culai Mountain in Yanzhou, drinking daily, composing poems, reveling in mountains and rivers, living freely and unrestrained; hence the world calls them 'The Zhuxi Six Exiles'.
Beside the Incense Pavilion, a Song of Tranquility Moves Heaven
During Tang Xuanzong's tour with Yang Guifei to the Incense Pavilion to admire peonies, Li Bai was summoned to compose new verses. Commanded by the emperor, Li Bai set to work and wrote three Qing Ping Diao pieces, weaving lines like 'Clouds imagine the robes, flowers imagine the beauty,' blending the empress's grace with the peony's splendor into a splendid, romantic whole that electrified the court and marked the pinnacle of his literary career.
Slander Obscures the Sun, Departing the Golden Palace
Li Bai, having offended powerful figures such as Gao Lishi and Yang Guifei, was slandered and fell out of the emperor’s favor. He proactively requested to resign, left Chang’an, and Xuanzong granted him dismissal and sent him away with a reward, ending his court career.
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