Chengdu in the Middle Ages
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 618 to 764. The most recorded lives are Du Fu, Li Bai and Xuanzang.
Notable people
Du Fu
from 759 to 764
3 moments here
Tang-dynasty Chinese poet and minor official. His documented movements span the capital region, the northwest frontier, Sichuan, the Yangtze…
Li Bai
in 705
1 moment here
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Bo or Li Po, was a major Tang-dynasty Chinese poet. His surviving biography documents a childhood relocation to…
Xuanzang
in 618
1 moment here
Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and pilgrim whose overland journey from Tang China through Central Asia to India…
Moments
- 618 Flight to Chengdu Xuanzang
- 705 Childhood relocation to Sichuan Li Bai
- 759 Arrival in Chengdu Du Fu
- 760 Building the Thatched Cottage Du Fu
- 764 Return to Chengdu Du Fu