THE WORSHIP OF WINE AND ITS SUBTEXT MEANINGS IN LI BAI’S POETRY

Abstract

The Taoism motives in the famous poet Li Bai’s wine poetry are investigated in the paper. The meaning of the wine image both in the Chinese culture in general and in the Chinese literature in particular has been determined, the symbolic meanings of the wine image in Li Bai’s works have been analyzed, and the Taoism motives have been described. Li Bai’s wine poetry has different symbolic meanings, where the wine is a symbol of spiritual self-perfecting, artistic inspiration,
and freedom.