A Farewell to Li Yun in the Xie Tiao Pavilion
by Li Bo
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At a glance:
- Author: Li Bo
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Poem: Lyric/elegy
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry, Elegy
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, China or Chinese people, Daoism
The Poem
The poem has also been translated as “At Hsieh T’iao’s High Mansion in Hsüanchou: A Parting Banquet for the Collator Shy-yün.” Either version of the title contains important information. Li Bo (Li Po) held a farewell banquet in honor of Li Yün (endeared as “Shu,” or “uncle”), who was leaving for the capital to work in the imperial library. The banquet took place at a tower built by the poet Hsieh T’iao (464-499) of the Southern Ch’i dynasty when he was governor of Hsüan-chou.
The poem opens with an unusually long couplet that establishes...
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