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The statue of Li Bai beside Qutang Gorge in Baidi City #311043973
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Baidi City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River at the mouth of Qutang Gorge, Fengjie County, Chongqing, on Baidi Mountain in the east of Fengjie, a famous tourist attraction in the Three Gorges.Originally named Ziyang City, it was built by Gongsun Shu who separatized Shu in the late Western Han Dynasty. Gongsun Shu named himself Baidi, so the city was named "Baidi City".Baidi City is the best place to view the "Kuimen World Hero".Famous poets Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Fan Chengda, Lu You, etc. all visited Baidi and visited Kuimen, leaving behind a large number of poems. Therefore, Baidi City is also known as the "Poetry City"