27 moments

1. Birth at Suyab

   0701-01-01 · Suyab (Ak-Beshim archaeological site), Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan

   

   Li Bai was born in 701. This card uses Suyab, the traditional birthplace reported in the article’s infobox; the location is disputed in the biographical discussion. Li Bai’s birthplace is disputed: the same source notes an alternative tradition placing it in Mianyang, Sichuan. Coordinates represent the Suyab/Ak-Beshim site.

2. Childhood relocation to Sichuan

   0705-01-01 · Sichuan, China

   

   Li Bai moved with his family to Sichuan as a child, beginning the Sichuan phase of his upbringing. Coordinates are a representative point for Sichuan near Chengdu because the quoted passage does not specify a precise settlement for the 705 move.

3. Retreat at Mount Dakuang

   0718-01-01 · Mount Dakuang, Jiangyou, Sichuan, China

   

   Li Bai is recorded as living in seclusion and studying at Mount Dakuang in what is now Jiangyou. The source identifies Mount Dakuang as within modern Jiangyou County; coordinates are a representative point in that mountain area.

4. Travel at Mount Emei

   0724-01-01 · Mount Emei, Leshan, Sichuan, China

   

   Before leaving Sichuan for prolonged travel, Li Bai visited Chengdu and Mount Emei. The source gives Chengdu, Mount Emei, and Yuzhou as a connected itinerary; this card records the geographically distinct Mount Emei stop.

5. Arrival at Nanjing

   0725-01-01 · Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

   

   On his departure from Sichuan, Li Bai sailed down the Yangzi River to Nanjing. The source dates the journey only approximately: “about 725.”

6. Departure through Dongting Lake

   0725-01-01 · Dongting Lake, Hunan/Hubei, China

   

   Li Bai began his long period of wandering by leaving Sichuan and sailing down the Yangzi via Dongting Lake. The source dates the journey only approximately: “about 725.” Coordinates represent central Dongting Lake.

7. Journey to Yunmeng

   0725-01-01 · Yunmeng, Hubei, China

   

   After reaching Nanjing, Li Bai traveled back upriver to Yunmeng in present-day Hubei. This journey is described as part of his travel beginning “about 725”; no more precise date is supplied.

8. Marriage at Anlu

   0727-01-01 · Anlu, Hubei, China

   

   Li Bai married the granddaughter of former minister Xu Yushi at Anlu, which became his home for about a decade. The article additionally states that Anlu was his home for about ten years.

9. Stay at Zhongnan Mountain

   0730-01-01 · Zhongnan Mountain, Shaanxi, China

   

   Li Bai stayed at Zhongnan Mountain near Chang'an while seeking, unsuccessfully, an official position. Coordinates represent the Zhongnan Mountain range near the Tang capital.

10. Stop at Luoyang

    0730-01-01 · Luoyang, Henan, China

    

    During a Yellow River journey, Li Bai stopped at Luoyang after his Zhongnan Mountain stay.

11. Visit to Taiyuan

    0730-01-01 · Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

    

    Li Bai visited Taiyuan during the journey that also took him down the Yellow River and through Luoyang.

12. Court-martial intervention in Shanxi

    0735-01-01 · Shanxi, China

    

    Li Bai was in Shanxi, where he intervened in a court martial involving Guo Ziyi. The source gives Shanxi but no more exact venue; coordinates represent the provincial capital, Taiyuan.

13. Move to Shandong

    0740-01-01 · Shandong, China

    

    By about 740, Li Bai had moved to Shandong, where he joined the literary and drinking circle called the Six Idlers of the Bamboo Brook. The source expressly qualifies both timing and movement as “By perhaps 740.” Coordinates are a representative provincial point.

14. Wandering in Jiangsu

    0740-01-01 · Jiangsu, China

    

    During his Shandong-period travels, Li Bai wandered in the Jiangsu region. The article links this wandering to the period after his move to Shandong “by perhaps 740”; exact dates and individual sites are not specified. Coordinates are representative for Jiangsu.

15. Wandering in Zhejiang

    0740-01-01 · Zhejiang, China

    

    During his Shandong-period travels, Li Bai wandered in the Zhejiang region. The article links this wandering to the period after his move to Shandong “by perhaps 740”; exact dates and individual sites are not specified. Coordinates are representative for Zhejiang.

16. Summoned to Chang'an court

    0742-01-01 · Chang'an, Tang capital site, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    

    Recommended by the Daoist Wu Yun, Li Bai was summoned to Chang'an by Emperor Xuanzong and served at the Hanlin Academy. Coordinates represent the archaeological area of Tang Chang'an; the Chinese source states that he was summoned to Chang'an in 742.

17. Departure from Chang'an court

    0744-01-01 · Chang'an, Tang capital site, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    

    After less than two years at court, Li Bai left Chang'an and resumed a wandering life. Coordinates represent the archaeological area of Tang Chang'an.

18. Meeting Du Fu at Luoyang

    0744-01-01 · Luoyang, Henan, China

    

    In the summer of 744, Li Bai reached the eastern capital Luoyang and met Du Fu; the two became friends. The Chinese source specifies summer 744 but the atlas date format does not permit a seasonal value.

19. Second marriage in Liangyuan

    0744-01-01 · Liangyuan District, Shangqiu, Henan, China

    

    Li Bai married the poet surnamed Zong in the area now called Liangyuan District. Coordinates represent modern Liangyuan District.

20. Daoist ordination at Qizhou

    0745-01-01 · Supreme Purple Palace, Qizhou (near modern Jinan), Shandong, China

    

    Li Bai received a Daoist register at the Supreme Purple Palace in Qizhou, becoming a Daoist. The historical Qizhou site is represented by modern Jinan-area coordinates; the exact location of the named palace is uncertain.

21. Refuge at Mount Lu

    0755-01-01 · Mount Lu, Jiangxi, China

    

    After the An Lushan Rebellion began, Li Bai and his wife fled south and reached Mount Lu. The source’s accompanying account identifies Mount Lu as the destination of this southward refuge; the quoted sentence directly establishes the flight but not the exact arrival date at Mount Lu.

22. Imprisonment at Jiujiang

    0757-01-01 · Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

    

    Following the defeat of Prince Yong's forces, Li Bai was captured, imprisoned at Jiujiang, and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted.

23. Pardon received at Wushan

    0759-01-01 · Wushan, Chongqing, China

    

    While traveling toward exile at Yelang, Li Bai had reached Wushan when news of his imperial pardon caught up with him. The source is explicit that he did not reach Yelang.

24. Passage through Baidicheng

    0759-01-01 · Baidicheng, Fengjie County, Chongqing, China

    

    After receiving the pardon, Li Bai returned downriver and passed through Baidicheng in Kuizhou Prefecture. The article places this return immediately after the 759 pardon; it does not provide a more precise date for the Baidicheng passage.

25. Return to Jiangxi

    0759-01-01 · Jiangxi, China

    

    Li Bai returned downriver to Jiangxi after his pardon ended the journey toward exile. The source identifies Jiangxi only broadly; coordinates represent Nanchang as a defensible provincial reference point.

26. Death at Dangtu

    0762-01-01 · Dangtu, Anhui, China

    

    Li Bai died at Dangtu sometime in 762; the exact date and cause were already uncertain to local authorities. The source gives no exact day or month and notes that the cause of death is unknown.

27. Final stay at Dangtu

    0762-01-01 · Dangtu, Anhui, China

    

    Li Bai went to stay with his relative Li Yangbing, magistrate of Dangtu, in his final year.