李白仗剑壮游行迹（701年 — 762年 · 武周长安元年至唐宝应元年）

诞于唐安西都护府碎叶城，幼承丝路胡汉交融之风，五岁随父李客东迁入蜀。

Born at Suyab in the Anxi Protectorate on the Silk Road frontier, Li Bai migrated east with his family to Sichuan at age five.

范传正《唐左拾遗翰林学士李公新墓碑》：“隋末多难，一房被窜于碎叶，流离散落，隐易姓名。”Fan Chuanzheng, New Tomb Inscription for Li Bai: "Amid the turmoil at the end of Sui, his branch of the clan was exiled to Suyab, living incognito until returning to Shu in the Shenlong era."

客居绵州青莲乡（号“青莲居士”），隐大匡山读书习剑，游峨眉获司马承祯赞“仙风道骨”。

Growing up in Qinglian, Mianzhou, young Li Bai studied on Mount Dakuang, practiced swordsmanship, and was praised as having “immortal bones.”

李白《上安州裴长史书》：“五岁诵六甲，十岁观百家……十五观奇书，作赋凌相如。”Li Bai, Letter to Administrator Pei of Anzhou: "At five I recited the calendar classics; at ten I read the Hundred Schools; at fifteen I composed rhapsodies rivaling Sima Xiangru."

年二十四辞别蜀中山水，自峨眉清溪乘舟顺岷江、长江东下渝州，赋《峨眉山月歌》。

At twenty-four, Li Bai set out from Mount Emei and sailed down the Min and Yangtze rivers to Yuzhou, composing Moon Over Mount Emei.

李白《峨眉山月歌》：“峨眉山月半轮秋，影入平羌江水流。夜发清溪向三峡，思君不见下渝州。”Li Bai, Moon Over Mount Emei: "A half-wheel of autumn moon above Mount Emei casts its reflection into the flowing Pingqiang River; setting out by night from Qingxi toward the Three Gorges, longing for you unseen as I sail down to Yuzhou."

怀济世志“仗剑去国，辞亲远游”，穿三峡出荆门山初见江汉平原壮阔，赋《渡荆门送别》。

Sailing through the Three Gorges past Jingmen Mountain onto the vast Jianghan Plain, he wrote Farewell at Jingmen.

李白《渡荆门送别》：“山随平野尽，江入大荒流。月下飞天镜，云生结海楼。”Li Bai, Farewell at Jingmen: "Mountains vanish into the level plain; the Great River rolls into the boundless wild. Beneath the moon a celestial mirror flies; rising clouds weave ocean pavilions."

顺江东下游庐山、金陵至扬州，豪爽济困“散金三十余万”，写下《望庐山瀑布》《静夜思》。

Sailing down the Yangtze past Mount Lu to prosperous Yangzhou, he gave away 300,000 coins to destitute scholars and wrote Quiet Night Thought.

李白《上安州裴长史书》：“曩昔东游维扬，不逾一年，散金三十余万，有落魄公子，悉皆济之。”Li Bai: "Formerly traveling east to Yangzhou, in less than a year I scattered more than three hundred thousand in gold, coming to the aid of every stranded gentleman."

赘于安陆故相许圉师孙女家，“酒隐安陆”十年，频游江夏、襄阳交孟浩然，赋诗黄鹤楼送别。

Marrying into former Chancellor Xu Yushi’s clan in Anlu, he lived there a decade, befriending Meng Haoran and seeing him off at Yellow Crane Tower.

李白《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》：“故人西辞黄鹤楼，烟花三月下扬州。孤帆远影碧空尽，唯见长江天际流。”Li Bai, Seeing Off Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Tower: "My old friend bids farewell to the west at Yellow Crane Tower, sailing down to Yangzhou in the misty blossoms of March."

奉唐玄宗诏西入长安，贺知章读《蜀道难》惊呼“谪仙人”，玄宗降辇步迎、诏供奉翰林。

Summoned to Chang’an by Emperor Xuanzong, Li Bai was hailed by He Zhizhang as a “Banished Immortal” and served in the Hanlin Academy.

李白《南陵别儿童入京》：“仰天大笑出门去，我辈岂是蓬蒿人！”Li Bai, Parting from My Children at Nanling for the Capital: "Throwing back my head with a great laugh I stride out the gate—how could men like us remain forever amid the mugwort?"

遭权贵谗毁获“赐金放还”，东至洛阳与年三十三的杜甫初遇定交，诗史双子星于此际会。

Granted gold to leave court in 744 CE, Li Bai traveled east to Luoyang where he met the younger Du Fu—the twin peaks of Tang poetry.

杜甫《寄李十二白二十韵》：“乞归优诏许，遇我宿心亲。醉舞梁园夜，行歌泗水春。”Du Fu, Twenty Rhymes Sent to Li Bai: "Your plea to retire was granted by gracious edict; meeting me, our kindred hearts grew close—dancing drunk in Liang Garden by night, singing along the Si River in spring."

秋与杜甫、高适同游梁宋（开封、商丘），登吹台怀古、纵猎孟诸泽，于梁园题壁作《梁园吟》。

In autumn 744 CE, Li Bai, Du Fu, and Gao Shi roamed the Liang-Song plains, ascending the ancient Liang terrace and hunting at Mengzhu.

李白《梁园吟》：“我浮黄河去京阙，挂席欲进波连山。天长水阔厌远涉，访古始及平台间。”Li Bai, Ballad of Liang Garden: "Floating down the Yellow River away from the palace towers, I hoisted sail across mountain-high waves until reaching the ancient terrace of Liang."

寄家山东任城，与杜甫同游齐鲁、受道箓；临别南游越中时赋《梦游天姥吟留别》抒傲岸之志。

Making his home in Rencheng and roaming Qilu with Du Fu, Li Bai composed Dreaming of Mount Tianmu: A Farewell Song before heading south.

李白《梦游天姥吟留别》：“安能摧眉折腰事权贵，使我不得开心颜！”Li Bai, Dreaming of Mount Tianmu: "How can I bow my brow and bend my waist to serve the powerful, denying myself a joyful heart and open brow?"

因入永王李璘幕府坐长流夜郎，行至巫山白帝城忽逢大赦，惊喜放舟东下江陵，赋《早发白帝城》。

Banished toward Yelang after Prince Lin of Yong’s defeat, he received an imperial amnesty at Baidicheng and raced downstream to Jiangling.

李白《早发白帝城》：“朝辞白帝彩云间，千里江陵一日还。两岸猿声啼不住，轻舟已过万重山。”Li Bai, Departing Baidicheng at Dawn: "At dawn I leave Baidicheng amid rainbow clouds; a thousand li to Jiangling I return in a single day. While gibbons on both banks cry without cease, my light skiff has already shot past ten thousand mountains."

六十一岁请缨从军因病折返，依当涂令李阳冰，宝应元年冬赋《临路歌》绝笔病逝，葬于青山。

After illness cut short his bid to join Li Guangbi’s army at 61, he stayed in Dangtu, composed his final Song Before the Road, and died in 762 CE.

李白《临路歌》：“大鹏飞兮振八裔，中天摧兮力不济。馀风激兮万世，游扶桑兮挂石袂。”Li Bai, Song Before the Road: "The Great Peng soared and shook the eight horizons; broken in mid-heaven, its strength gave out—yet its lingering wind stirs ten thousand generations."