If the foreign students are interested in the ancient poetry in China when they come to study Chinese in China, they must have known the great poet Li Bai. He is regarded as the most outstanding poet in the peak of Tang period. You may also hear he was another great romanticism poet after Qu Yuan. He enjoyed the reputation of the God of poetry.

With a rough experience, Li Bai‘s thought was the combination of the thoughts of Confucianism and Daoism. Some of the students who learn Chinese in China may hear that the dominant thought held by Li Bai was to retire after winning merit. He ever written numerous poetry in his lifetime and the number of the poetry remained is about 900. What the foreigners who study Mandarin in China know may be Xing Lu Nan and Xia Ke Xing. Most of his poetry are the reflection if his own experience.

Besides, his poetry also reflects the realistic society and spiritual life of the peak time of Tang Dynasty. If you ever read some when you learn Chinese in China, you might feel the artistic charming of his poetry with strong subjective colors.