Bai Garden

Bai Garden, located on Peak Pipa in the north of the East Longmen Hill (Xiangshan Hill), was reconstructed by Tang Youzeng of Qing Dynasty in 1709. The temple is surrounded by green pine trees and cypress, looking solemn and serene. It was promulgated a key site for protection at the state level by the State Council in 1961.
The tomb of Bai Juyi is a round mound of earth, 4 meters high, with a circumference of 52 meters. In front of the tomb stands a tombstone of 2.80 meters high, which reads, “The Tomb of Bai Juyi Tai”.

Bai Juyi, style name Letian, had his ancestors in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, who moved to Shaanxi. He was born in 772 and died in 846. As one of the most outstanding poets in the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi enjoyed great fame in the literature field both at home and abroad. He assumed a number of positions in the government and was the teacher of the prince in his later life. When retired, he came to Luoyang and made good friends with “Nine Persons of Xiangshan Hill”, who often composed and sang poems at Longmen. Meanwhile, he donated money for the construction of Xiangshan Temple.

When Bai Juyi died, he was buried in the present Bai Garden, according to his will. The important scenic spots in the Bai Garden are Qinggu, Tingyi Pavillion, Letian Hall, Bai Pavillion, Bird's Head Gate, Peak Pipa, Bai Juyi's Tomb, Wogu Tablet, Cuiyue Pavillion, Poem Corridor, Daoshi Reading Room, Songfeng Pavillion, etc. As a garden constructed according to style of the Tang Dynasty, it is a good place to console with the great poet as well as a tourist resort.

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