Li Bai, praised as a literary giant of the Tang Dynasty, is renowned for his Yuefu, Gexing, and Jueju poems, which are deeply loved by contemporaries and later generations. Classic poems such as "Watching the Lushan Waterfall", "Drinking Song", "The Difficulties of the Shu Road", "Dreaming of Tianmu Mountain and Saying Goodbye", and "Sending Meng Haoran Off to Guangling at the Yellow Crane Tower" are still widely praised today.

His poems have been praised by many literary masters. For example, He Zhizhang called him "a demoted immortal", Du Fu praised his poems as "with strokes that shook the wind and rain, and poems that moved gods and ghosts to tears", and Su Dongpo believed that both he and Du Fu were talents unparalleled in history, surpassing the realm of all ancient and modern poets.

In the literary world, Li Bai had three closest friends.

One was He Zhizhang, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who highly praised Li Bai, strongly recommended him, and became his mentor in official career.

The second was Du Fu. Although their personalities and creative styles were different, they established a profound friendship, writing poems and critiquing each other's works, and were praised as good brothers in the literary world. There are 15 poems by Du Fu related to Li Bai.

The third friend was Meng Haoran, whom Li Bai admired deeply and even visited him specifically at Lumen Mountain in Hubei. They became close friends. They had also agreed to meet at the Yellow Crane Tower in Jiangxia, but after Meng Haoran left, Li Bai wrote the popular poem "Sending Meng Haoran Off to Guangling at the Yellow Crane Tower" to express his feelings of longing.

In conclusion, Li Bai left a profound mark on literary history with his outstanding talent and remarkable contributions, and his works are still widely spread and revered today. Meanwhile, the friendship between him and his three closest friends has also become a wonderful story in the literary world, which is still told today.

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