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He was born in Xinchen in a poor but scholarly family. At the age of ten he was sent away from his family to be educated near Chang'an. He passed the Imperial examination|jinshi degree in 800. His official career was initially successful: he was a Member of the Hanlin Academy and Reminder of the Left from 807 until 815, when he was exiled for remonstrating too forcefully. His career resumed when he was made Prefecture|Prefect of Hangzhou (822-825) and then Suzhou (825-827). He wrote over 2,800 poems, which he had copied and distributed to ensure their survival. He is most notable for the accessibility of his work. It is said that he rewrote any part of a poem which one of his servants was unable to understand. He tried to use simple language and direct themes. Two of his most famous works are the long narrative poems Song of Eternal Sorrow, which tells the story of Yang Guifei, and Song of the Pipa Player. Like Du Fu, he also had a strong sense of social responsibility, and he is also well-known for his satirical poems, such as The Elderly Charcoal Seller. Bai Juyi's accessibility made him extremely popular in his lifetime in both China and Japan, and he continues to be so today. Wikiquote|Bai Juyi
de:Bai Juyi eo:Bai Juyifr:Bai Juyija:白居易zh:白居易 Category:Chinese poets Category:772 births Category:846 deaths This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bai Juyi".
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