Li Bai (701-762 AD), with courtesy name Taibai and artistic name Qinglian Jushi, is revered as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty. Li Bai, tracing his lineage back to Chengji of Longxi (near present-day Tianshui in Gansu Province), had ancestors who journeyed to Central Asia. In the early period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai's parents moved from Suiye City (now located in Kyrgyzstan) to Qinglian Township in Changlong of Mianzhou (present-day Jiangyou, Sichuan). This central Shu region later became Li Bai's birthplace. In his early twenties, Li Bai embarked on a journey to visit renowned mountains such as Mount Emei and Qingcheng. Around the ages of twenty-five to twenty-six, he set out from Sichuan on a grand tour, which spanned over a decade and took him across vast stretches of China.

Li Bai is celebrated in history as the Banished Immortal (a moniker suggesting his otherworldly talent) and the Poetic Genius. His unrestrained passion for liquor also earned him the endearing title Wine Immortal. Li Bai proudly declared himself "Qinglian Jushi, the banished immortal; for thirty springs, his name was lost in taverns" ("Replying to Huzhou Minister of War Jiaye's Inquiry About Who I Am", 答湖州迦叶司马问白是何人, Da huzhou jiaye sima wen bai shi heren) This self-portrait highlights how his life and poetry were intertwined with the world of alcohol. Like many poetic greats, Li Bai saw alcohol not just as a drink but as a catalyst for his poetic imagination and a conduit for his lyrical expressions. His life and work epitomize the unique blend of poetry and liquor in traditional Chinese literature. In the realm of ancient Chinese poetry, alcoholic drinks played a multifaceted and distinctive role. They acted as a catalyst for "truth", enabling poets to express their deepest, most authentic emotions freely and naturally. They had the power to induce a state of "madness", liberating the mind to create aesthetically rich, ecstatic verses. They could also conjure "illusions", providing poets with a vast and vibrant array of magical, mystical imagery. Li Bai's celebrated poem "Invitation to Wine" (将进酒 Qiang jin jiu), crafted in a state of inebriation, stands as a testament to the direct impact of Sichuan's drinking culture on his poetic creativity.

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