Lü Dongbin

Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty
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Lü Dongbin

Summary

Lü Dongbin is a human[1]. He was born on 796[2]. He died on 870[3]. He worked as a poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Lü Dongbin was born on 796[2].
  • Lü Dongbin died on 870[3].
  • Lü Dongbin's father was Lv Rang[6].
  • Lü Dongbin held citizenship in Tang dynasty[7].
  • Lü Dongbin worked as a poet[4].
  • Lü Dongbin's religion is recorded as Taoism[8].
  • Lü Dongbin is recorded as male[9].
  • Lü Dongbin's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Lü Dongbin's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[11].
  • Lü Dongbin's instance of is recorded as deity[12].
  • Lü Dongbin is part of Eight Immortals[13].
  • Lü Dongbin's Commons category is recorded as Lü Dongbin[14].
  • Lü Dongbin's family name is recorded as Lü[15].
  • Lü Dongbin's topic's main category is recorded as Q88748173[16].
  • Lü Dongbin studied under Zhongli Quan[17].
  • Lü Dongbin's Commons Creator page is recorded as Lü Dongbin[18].
  • Lü Dongbin's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '呂巖'}[19].
  • Lü Dongbin's courtesy name is recorded as 洞賓[20].
  • Lü Dongbin's name in kana is recorded as りょ どうひん[21].
  • Lü Dongbin dates from the Tang dynasty[22].
  • Lü Dongbin's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Lü Dongbin was born on 796[2]. His father was Lv Rang[6].

Education

Lü Dongbin studied under Zhongli Quan[17].

Career and Affiliations

Lü Dongbin worked as a poet[4].

Personal Life

Lü Dongbin's religion is recorded as Taoism[8].

Death and Burial

Lü Dongbin died on 870[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lü Dongbin include Chunyang Temple[24], a Taoist temple[25], in People's Republic of China[26], founded in 1824[27].

Why It Matters

Lü Dongbin ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for him include Chunyang Temple[24], a Taoist temple[25], in People's Republic of China[26], founded in 1824[27].

FAQs

Who were Lü Dongbin's parents?

Lü Dongbin's father was Lv Rang[6].

What did Lü Dongbin do for work?

Lü Dongbin worked as poet[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet
    Image Lü Dongbin.jpg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 5d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description Chinese Taoist scholar and poet during the Tang Dynasty
    Instance of human, human whose existence is disputed, deity
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q3027597]]"
  3. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship Tang dynasty
    Aliases
    Instance of human, human whose existence is disputed, deity
    Student of Zhongli Quan
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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