Chuánshuō Lǐ Bái chūshēng qián, tā mǔqin mèngjiàn le Tàibáixīng.
Legend has it that before Li Bai was born, his mother dreamed of the Taibai star.
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In 《西游记》 the planet appears as a kindly old official, 太白金星, the Jade Emperor's envoy who twice talks 孙悟空 into coming to Heaven. The legend of his mother's dream is why Li Bai's courtesy name was 太白.
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Old names also split the planet by time of day: 启明星 when it rises before dawn, 长庚星 when it shines after sunset.
