Du Fu lived in the turning point of Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline. He personally experienced many important events before and after the An Shi Rebellion. In addition, he always sympathizes with the people and thinks firmly and sincerely about the livelihood of the country. Therefore, his poems fully reflect the social reality of the Tang Dynasty.
Through the lyricism of notes and the combination of notes and narration, Du Fu's poems have the nature of "poetic history". Create "family poems", write autobiographical poems, develop biographical poems, and show them truly with keen and close observation. Du Fu's realistic skills are also outstanding in describing the natural landscape, which is mainly reflected in his travel poems.
Melancholy is the main style of Du Fu's poems. Its emotional tone is sadness. Depression means that his emotional sadness is getting stronger and deeper; Drug withdrawal refers to the ups and downs of his emotional expression and repeated low returns.
Du Fu's poems aim at reflecting social life, and most of his works are based on contemporary current events and his own experiences. It is particularly vivid and true in describing events, expressing feelings and depicting landscapes. It can withstand the traditional Confucian criticism standards such as "Guan Xing Qun Fen" and "Knowing people and discussing the world" and is a model in ancient poetry.