The Hard Road

Name: The Hard Road
Author: Li Bai

by Li Bai

Poem on the difficulty of life's journey and human struggle

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Li Bai

The most celebrated poet in Chinese literary history, revered as the Poet Immortal for his ecstatic lyrics celebrating wine, friendship, nature, and the dream of transcendence. His verses are among the most memorized in Chinese culture.

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