Bai Juyi's New Biography

There are many versions of the biography of Bai Juyi. This book is titled New Biography of Bai Juyi. It is a novel based on the love of the great poet Bai Juyi. Bai Juyi was not only a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, but also a courtier of the Tang Dynasty with considerable political achievements. Such a great poet and courtier of the Tang Dynasty failed in love and marriage. In Fuli, Bai Juyi and Xiang Ling, a neighbor girl, grew up as playmates and became lovers. Both parties have committed themselves to each other and expressed their commitment to each other until death. Just when Bai Juyi and Xiang Ling were discussing marriage, Bai Juyi's parents intervened. The traditional concept of being well-matched made Bai Juyi's parents unable to accept a poor woman as their daughter-in-law. Although Bai Juyi fought against marriage for eighteen years, he finally failed when his mother threatened to die. Bai Juyi could not escape. Because Xiang Ling refused to remarry, Bai Juyi suffered mental torture from Xiang Ling who lived alone until he died of old age. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.