About Li Qi
Lived 690 – 751 (aged 60–61). Li Qi was a Chinese poet and official.
Li Qi (; c. 690–751) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
Three Hundred Tang Poems Seven of his poems were included in the anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems. As translated by Witter Bynner, these are:
"An Old Air" "A Farewell to my Friend Chen Zhangfu" "A Lute Song" "On Hearing Dong Play the Flageolet a Poem to Palace-attendant Fang" "On Hearing an Wanshan Play the Reed-pipe" "An Old War-song" "A Farewell to Wei Wan"
Biography Li Qi was born in what is now Zhao County (Zhaoxian), Hebei Province. He later took up residence in what is now Dengfeng, in Henan Province. The Li family of Zhao Commandery (Zhaojun) was of the scholarly (shi) class, one of the so-called "four occupations".
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Who was Li Qi?
poet (690?-751?)
When was Li Qi born?
Li Qi was born in 690 in Zhao County.
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Li Qi died in 751.
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Li Qi was a poet and official.
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Li Qi was Chinese.
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