Bai Juyi did not call him Bai Shaofu because he wanted his grandson to have an easy place to live. Bai Juyi was born on the 20th day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Dali (AD 772) of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty in Dongguo House. Regarding the origin of Bai Juyi's name, there is a legend circulating in Dongguosi Village: Dongguosi Village is low-lying and was once flooded. When Bai Juyi was born, all the men went out to drain the water, and the women were so anxious that they burned incense and prayed at home. At this time, 44-year-old Bai Jigeng gave birth to a son. His 18-year-old wife Chen gave birth to a baby boy. His grandfather Bai Huang named his grandson "Juyi", hoping that his grandson would find an easy place to live. Bai Juyi's father, Bai Jigeng, first joined the army in Songzhou and was appointed magistrate of Pengcheng County in Xuzhou (780). A year later, Bai Jigeng and Xuzhou governor Li Wei made great contributions to defending Xuzhou and were promoted to Xuzhou Biejia. In order to avoid the war in Xuzhou, he gave up his family. Go to Suzhou to live in Fuli. Bai Juyi was able to spend his childhood in Fuli, Suzhou. But Bai Juyi was extremely intelligent and studied very hard. He had sores on his mouth and calluses on his hands from reading. He was so young that his hair turned all white.