William Hung said that Du Fu was "the only poet whose influence grew with time in China"
Du Fu's realistic creative spirit, since Bai Juyi, influenced the creations of Du Xunhe, Nie Yizhong and others, and developed into a realistic poetic school that dominated the poetry circle in the late Tang Dynasty.
His yearning for establishing a good social order also influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism and psychology in the Song Dynasty and beyond.
In modern times, Du Fu's devotion to the country and concern for the people are reinterpreted as nationalism and socialism.
Du Fu also had an important influence on the morality of future generations. Rex Ross, a modern American poet, thinks that Du Fu is concerned with love between people, tolerance and sympathy between people.
In addition, Du Fu is famous abroad. In 1481, South Korea translated Du Fu's poems into Korean, called "Interpretation of Du Fu's Poems and Proverbs". His influence on Japanese literature was relatively late. Until the 17th century, he had the same reputation in Japan as in China. Du Fu's influence on Matsuo Bashō is particularly deep. Du Fu is also the favorite writer of American writer Kenneth Rexroth.