China: Bronze bust of Du Fu (Tang Dynasty poet), Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

China: Bronze bust of Du Fu (Tang Dynasty poet), Du Fu Caotang (Du Fu's Thatched Cottage), Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Du Fu (Dù Fu; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu, 712–770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai (Li Bo), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. In 759 Du Fu moved to Chengdu, built a thatched hut near the Flower Rinsing Creek and lived there for four years. The 'thatched hut' period was the peak of Du Fu's creativity. He wrote two hundred and forty poems, among them: 'My Thatched Hut was torn apart by Autumn Wind' and 'The Prime Minister of Shu'. Chengdu, known formerly as Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. In the early 4th century BCE, the 9th Kaiming king of the ancient Shu moved his capital to the city's current location from today's nearby Pixian.

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