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Bai Xingjian (Zhiweng)
Tang Dynasty writer and essayist (776–826 CE), younger brother of Bai Juyi, author of 'The Story of Li Wa' depicting redemption and devoted romance.
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Bai Zhitui · Bai Xingjian
Bai Xingjian (776–826 CE), style name Zhiweng, was an accomplished Tang Dynasty writer and the brother of Bai Juyi. His celebrated novella 'The Story of Li Wa' (Li Wa Zhuan) portrays the trials and eventual triumph of an elite scholar and courtesan, providing vivid sociological insights into Chang'an urban life.
Life and times
Dates 776–826 CE