Du Mu was born in Mu Zhi in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi, Shaanxi). The grandson of Du You, a writer and prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. He is outspoken, informal and dismissive. Conceited and resourceful, poetry is famous. The most famous work in this article is "A Fang Gong Fu", whose poems are lively and meaningful, and the quatrains are especially praised, which is known as the world's small Du. Just like Li Shangyin, they are collectively called "Little Du Li".
His masterpieces include Bo Qinhuai, Spring in the South of the Yangtze River, Red Cliff, Tiwujiang Pavilion, etc., which are well-known. When I was young, I read Sun Tzu's Art of War and annotated thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War. He also wrote the theories of contemporary military literature, such as The Evolution of Evil, On War, Defending, and The Sixteen Guards. In the third year of Huichang, Zhao Yijun rebelled and wrote to Prime Minister Li Deyu to discuss the method of using troops, which was adopted by Deyu. Author of Fan Chuan's collected works. 1978 Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House published Notes on Fan Chuan's Poems and Collected Works of Fan Chuan.
Du Mu's Personal Achievements
Du Mu's literary creation has many achievements, including poetry, prose and ancient prose. Du Mu advocates that all works should be based on meaning, supplemented by qi and guarded by words, and has a correct understanding of the relationship between content and form of works. And it can absorb and melt the strengths of predecessors and form its own special style. Influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu, Du Mu's ancient poems have a wide range of themes and strong brushwork. His modern poems are famous for their beautiful words and ups and downs.
The seven-law "Early Wild Goose" expresses the nostalgia for the people in the northern frontier displaced by the Uighur invasion, and it has a graceful and lingering taste. "Ascending the Mountain in Nine Days" writes his broad-minded mind in a bold style, but it also contains deep sadness. The general trend of poetry in the late Tang Dynasty is gorgeous and dense, and Du Mu is influenced by the atmosphere of the times and also pays attention to the use of words.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Du Mu