First, the period of reading and wandering (before the age of thirty-five)
The so-called "the debauchery between Qi and Zhao, Qiu Ma is quite wild".
He began to roam Wuyue in the 19th year of Kaiyuan (when he was 20 years old). Five years later, he returned to Luoyang to take the exam, but failed. Travel to Qi and Zhao again. Later, he met Li Bai in Luoyang, and the two formed a profound friendship. Then they met Gao Shi, and the three of them traveled together in Liang and Song Dynasties (today's Kaifeng and Shangqiu). Later, Li Du went to Qizhou again, and after breaking up, he met Donglu again. They separated again, and there was no chance to meet again.
2. The period of being trapped in Chang'an (thirty-five to forty-four years old)
During this period, Du Fu first took the exam in Chang'an and failed. Later, he presented gifts to the emperor and gave gifts to the nobles, and lived a life of "taking care of the rich in the morning, following the fat horse in the evening, leaving cups and cold dishes, and hiding sorrow everywhere". Finally, he was led by the right guard to join the army. (Mainly a minor official who guards the armor, weapons, and keys of the treasury). During this period, he wrote poems such as "The Journey of Military Chariots" and "The Journey of Beauties" that criticized current affairs and satirized the powerful. "Five Hundred Words on Empathy from Beijing to Fengxian County" is particularly famous, marking that he reached a new height in his understanding of court politics and social reality after experiencing ten years of hard life in Chang'an.
3. The period of being a traitor and serving as an official (forty-five to forty-eight years old)
When the Anshi Rebellion broke out and Tongguan fell, Du Fu settled his family in Yanzhou and went to Suzong alone. On the way, he was captured by the Anshi rebels and taken to Chang'an. Facing the chaotic Chang'an and hearing the news of the repeated defeats of the army, he wrote poems such as "Moonlight Night", "Spring View", "Aijiangtou", "Sadness of Chen Tao" and other poems. Later he absconded to Fengxiangxingzai and worked as Zuo Shiyi. Because of his loyal words and outspoken advice, Shangshu was demoted to Huazhou Si Gong and joined the army. After the defeat, Suzong inquired about the crime. Du Fu began to work for Zuo Shiyi and said that Fang Guan was not guilty. Suzong was angry and wanted to question the crime, but fortunately he was freed). Later, he truly recorded his experiences in the form of poetry, which became his immortal works, namely "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells".
"Three Officials": "Shihao Officials", "Xin'an Officials", "Tongguan Officials"; "Three Farewells": "Newlywed Farewell", "Homeless Farewell", "Elderly Farewell" ".
4. Period of wandering in the southwest (forty-eight to fifty-eight years old)
With the defeat of the army in Xiangzhou in the ninth quarter and the famine in Guanfu, Du Fu abandoned his official position and took his family with him. The people fled through Qinzhou, Tonggu and other places before arriving in Chengdu, where they lived a relatively stable life. When Yan Wu entered the dynasty, the warlords in Sichuan rebelled, and he drifted to Zizhou and Langzhou. Later, Yan Wu served as the Jiedushi Envoy of Jiannan to photograph Chengdu. Du Fu went there and Yan Wu died. He wandered again, living in Kuizhou for two years, and then drifted to Hubei and Hunan, where he died of illness on the Xiangjiang River. During this period, his works include "The Water Threshold Reminds the Heart", "Spring Night Joyful Rain", "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind", "Sick Orange", "Climbing the Tower", "The Prime Minister of Shu", "Wearing that the Government Army Takes Henan and Hebei", There are a large number of famous works such as "Wu Lang Again", "Deng Gao", "Qiu Xing", "Three Quatrains", "Sui Yan Xing" and so on.