Ancient China · Daoist

Old Man of Taibai 太白老人

Taibai Laoren

Attested AD 749

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Old Man of Taibai was a Daoist.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Old Man

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 749 天寶八載
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 134, passage 186

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 134, passage 186

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yuwen, Wei, Yang, Wang · 1 passage

天寶八載，方士李渾上言見太白老人告玉版秘記事，帝詔鉷按其地求得之，因是群臣奉上帝號。 In Tianbao year 8, the adept Li Hun reported that the Old Man of Taibai had revealed the secret chronicle inscribed on a jade tablet. The emperor ordered Wang Hong to search the spot and recover it, whereupon the officials presented the emperor with a superior honorific title.