This legend is about Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty.

这是个关于中国唐代大诗人李白的传说。

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Li Bai, the God of poetry, is the most famous poet in Tang Dynasty and a genius gestated by prosperous Tang culture.

“诗仙”李白是唐代最著名的诗人，是盛唐文化孕育出来的天才。

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As a line by Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty goes, "In the Yellow Crane Tower the jade flute is being played while in the River City of Wuhan plum blossoms are dropping in May."

唐代大诗人李白的一句“黄鹤楼中吹玉笛，江城五月落梅花”，使这座中国腹地的特大中心城市自古有着“江城”的美誉。

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The first Aoyama work one encounters is "Idle Evening, " a poem by the Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, first exhibited in 1938 by the prestigious Taito Shodoin calligraphic association when the artist was in his 20s.

WSJ: The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u | Tokyo National Museum | Transformational Characters | By Michael Judge