主編:詹石窗
出版:香港蓬瀛仙館
ISSN 1728-7642

Daoism Studies ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 75-85.

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On the Double Implications of Liquor in Bai Yuchan' s Poetry

Liu Cong   

  • Online:2022-12-10 Published:2022-12-27
  • About author:Liu Cong, PhD Candidate, Sichuan University, Institute of Taoism and Religious Culture; Research Directions: Aesthetics of Literature and Art; Address: Institute of Taoism and Religious Culture, Sichuan University, Room 157, No.24, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Postcode: 610064; Email:935864250@qq.com.

Abstract: The fact that Bai Yuchan is obsessed with liquor is well-known among Taoist scholars. It can also be verified from his potry. Being obsessed with liquor is not only a lifestyle but a profound comfort to his soul. On the one hand, the liquot relieves Bai’s pain of being unable to blend into the earthly world and wandering alone for years; On the other hand, the liquor, serving as a tool of carrying Tao, helps him to experience Tao and awaken his consciousness of Tao. Between blending into the earthly wotld or living a sequestered life, liquot created an ideal world of "living in reality but feling free and unfettered”for Bai, enabling him to live physically with a metaphysical aiude.

Key words: Bai Yuchan, iquor, Poem, Tao