As a young man, Li Houzhu (936-978 AD, generally known to Western scholars as Li Yu) had all that anyone could desire--singing and partying every evening, and the opulent setting of the royal palace.
「晚妝初了明肌雪，春殿嬪娥魚貫列。笙蕭吹斷水雲開，重按霓裳歌遍徹。臨風誰更飄香屑，醉拍欄杆情味切。