Introduction to Du Fu Thatched Cottage Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum
Du Fu Thatched Cottage (Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum) is located on the bank of Huanhua Creek outside the west gate of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. It is the home of Du Fu, the great realist poet of the Tang Dynasty in China. His former residence when he lived in Chengdu. In the winter of 759 AD, in order to avoid the "Anshi Rebellion", Du Fu took his family from Longyou to Shu and built a thatched cottage, called "Chengdu Thatched Cottage". Du Fu lived here for nearly four years and composed more than 240 poems that have been handed down to this day. Among them, "Wen Guanjun Takes Henan and Hebei" has now become a must-learn course for students in many areas. The former residence of Caotang is regarded as a "holy place" in the history of Chinese literature.
After Du Fu left Chengdu, the thatched cottage no longer existed. Wei Zhuang, a poet from the former Shu Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, found the ruins of the thatched cottage and rebuilt the thatched cottage to preserve it. Du Fu’s thatched cottage was preserved through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was restored several times, the largest of which was in the 13th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1500) and the 16th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1811), which basically established the scale and layout of Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and evolved into a memorial place. It is a museum that integrates the layout of the ancestral hall and the style of the poet's former residence. It is a famous cultural holy place with simple and elegant architecture and quiet and beautiful gardens. In March 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In May 1985, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum was established. In December 2006, it was rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration. In May 2008, it was designated by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. It was rated as one of the first batch of national first-class museums. Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum is the largest, best-preserved, most distinctive and well-known of the existing relics of Du Fu's whereabouts.
The thatched cottage completely retains the layout of the Jiaqing reconstruction in the Qing Dynasty, with a total area of ??nearly 300 acres. The garden is a very unique "hybrid" Chinese classical garden. The museum is divided into functional areas: cultural relics tourist area (former site of Caotang), garden tourist area (Plum Garden) and service area (Caotang Temple). In the old site of the thatched cottage, the screen wall, main entrance, Daxi, Shishi Hall, Chaimen, and Gongbu Temple are arranged on a central axis, with symmetrical corridors and other ancillary buildings on both sides. There are flowing water, small bridges, and bamboo trees in the middle. It looks solemn, simple and elegant, yet deep, quiet, beautiful and clear. To the east of the Gongbu Temple is the "Shaoling Thatched Cottage" stele and pavilion, which symbolizes Du Fu's thatched cottage. It is so imaginative that it has become the iconic attraction of Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and a famous landscape in Chengdu.
The word "Thatched Cottage" on the plaque on the main entrance of Du Fu Thatched Cottage in Chengdu was written by Aisin Gioro Yunli, the 17th son of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The Shishi Hall is the central building of the Du Fu Thatched Cottage memorial temple. In the center of the Hall of Poetry and History is a statue of Du Fu sculpted by the sculptor Liu Kaiqu. The hall displays couplets and plaques inscribed by celebrities from past dynasties. There is a portrait of Du Fu enshrined in the Gongbu Temple, and the poets Lu You and Huang Tingjian, both of whom once lived in Shu, accompany the worshipers. To the east of the Gongbu Temple is the "Shaoling Thatched Cottage" stele pavilion, which symbolizes Du Fu's thatched cottage. "Shaoling" was originally a place name. The tomb of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was called "Du Ling". The tomb of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was called "Shaoling" because it was smaller in size than the imperial mausoleum. Mausoleum". Du Fu lived here for a long time, and in his poems he called himself "Du Ling Ye Lao" and "Shaoling Ye Ke", so he was called "Du Shaoling".
Behind the Gongbu Temple is the "Thatched Cottage Scenic Area" which was restored and rebuilt in 1997 in modern times based on the description of Du Shi and the pattern of the Ming Dynasty and the characteristics of folk houses in western Sichuan. It recreated the pastoral style of the poet's former residence and created a strong poetic atmosphere. ; Du Fu Thatched Cottage also has a quaint and unique "thatched cottage" screen wall inlaid with broken porcelain, which is located along the red wall and shaded by bamboo. In the bonsai garden, there is the "Du Shi Calligraphy Woodcut Gallery" built in 1999, which displays more than a hundred pieces of Du Shi's calligraphy woodcut works. They were selected from thousands of authentic Du Shi calligraphy works by famous people in the past dynasties and carved with nanmu. It is of great ornamental value, and its poetry, calligraphy, materials and craftsmanship are known as the "Four Wonders";
The Wanfo Tower, which was rebuilt in 2005, stands in the nanmu forest to the east of the thatched cottage. It restores the historical and cultural city of Chengdu. The style of "there is Chongli Pavilion in the east and Ten Thousand Buddhas Tower in the west". Leaning on the railing and overlooking the beautiful scenery, it is another landmark building and a new highlight of cultural tourism of Du Fu Thatched Cottage.
Located in the "Daya Hall", the third major majestic hall of the original Fan'an Temple ancient building complex, there are so far the largest large-scale glazed inlaid lacquer murals in China (64 square meters) and 12 sculptures of famous poets from past dynasties, vividly displaying the The life of Du Fu and the development history of Chinese classical poetry; the basic display in the museum, "Poems and Poems for a Thousand Years", won the Best Creative Award in the fifth "National Top Ten Display Exhibitions". The use of modern display methods and clear and vivid display language demonstrates the brilliant achievements of Du Fu's poetry and the far-reaching influence of Du Fu's thoughts. There is also an exhibition of "Love in the Cottage" documents and pictures, which displays pictures, signatures, inscriptions and gifts left by national leaders, foreign dignitaries, and celebrities at home and abroad when they visited the Cottage.
Thatched Cottage
The "Tang Style Heritage" Visitor Service Center is a large-scale market that integrates the development and sales of Du Fu Thatched Cottage's characteristic tourism products. Du Fu Thatched Cottage Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Academy is adjacent to the "Tang Style Heritage". It integrates calligraphy and painting exhibitions, exchanges, purchases and sales, and collections. It is a high-grade platform for developing traditional excellent culture and developing cultural industries.
The Tang Dynasty Ruins Exhibition Hall is located northeast of the thatched cottage. At the end of 2001, a large area of ??Tang Dynasty living sites and a batch of Tang Dynasty cultural relics were excavated in the thatched cottage. This greatly enriched the historical and cultural connotation of Du Fu's thatched cottage, confirmed Du Fu's description of the living environment and life scenes at that time, and clarified the ancient and modern The dispute over the location of Caotang Temple has increased the historical significance of Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and added new luster to this holy land, making it more desirable.