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Culture & Media BaZi Cases
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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.'
Leo Tolstoy (列夫·托尔斯泰)
Leo Tolstoy was a literary giant born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, with a profound shift in his thinking during midlife.
Le Corbusier (勒·柯布西耶)
One of the most influential modernist architects of the 20th century. He proposed the “Five Points of Architecture,” designed Villa Savoye and the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille, led the urban planning of Chandigarh, and left works now listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Lao She (老舍)
Lao She (Shu Qingchun, 1899–1966), a Manchu Bannerman from Beijing, was a renowned novelist and playwright. His masterpieces include 'Rickshaw Boy,' 'Teahouse,' and 'Four Generations Under One Roof.' His works, known for their vivid Beijing-flavored language depicting urban life, have had a profound influence.
Kong Shangren (孔尚任)
Kong Shangren was a Qing dynasty playwright and literary figure of the Kangxi era, a 64th-generation descendant of Confucius. He served as a Yuanwailang (assistant director level) and is best known for The Peach Blossom Fan, noted for its blend of historical rise-and-fall themes and emotional loyalty.
Kang Youwei (康有为)
Kang Youwei (1858–1927) was a late-Qing reformist thinker and political activist. He advocated institutional reform early in life, lived in long exile after the failure of the 1898 Reform, and later turned toward monarchist restoration. His career was marked by both remarkable intellectual energy and lasting controversy.
J. R. R. Tolkien (J·R·R·托尔金)
British writer and philologist, widely regarded as the founder of modern fantasy literature. Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, he built the world of Middle-earth through deep linguistic scholarship and a strong religious worldview, leaving a lasting cultural impact.
Jean-Paul Sartre (让-保罗·萨特)
French philosopher and playwright, a central figure in existentialism and phenomenology. Author of Being and Nothingness and Nausea, he was known for his insistence on intellectual independence and active political engagement throughout his life.
John Keats (约翰·济慈)
An English Romantic poet best known for works such as “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn.” He died of tuberculosis at 25. During his lifetime he faced poverty and criticism, but his poetry later gained lasting influence.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德)
A central figure in German literature as a poet, dramatist, and thinker. Author of The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust, he was also deeply involved in natural science and morphology. He served the Weimar court for decades, shaping both cultural policy and intellectual life.
Ji Xiaolan (纪晓岚)
A leading scholar-official of the Qianlong era in the Qing dynasty. Chief editor of the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries), author of Yuewei Cottage Notes, and later served as Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary.
Jane Austen (简·奥斯汀)
An influential English novelist born in 1775, best known for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Her work is noted for precise social observation, wit, and its focus on marriage and class. She never married and lived a largely private life.