Du Mu’s friends include: Li Bai, Wang Wei, Chu Guangxi, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Jia Zhi, Meng Yunqing, Yan Wu, Yuan Jie, Zheng Qian, and Ren Hua.
Du Mu was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi, and he was the grandson of Du You. He was a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty and a Jinshi in Yamato.
He has successively served as secretary of the Huainan Jiedu Envoy, censor of supervision, judge of Xuanzhou Tuanlian, censor of the palace, internal worshiper, Zuo Buque, editor of the History Museum, Si Xunyuanwailang, as well as Huang, Chi, Mu, The governor of Hu and other states. In his later years, he lived in Fanchuan and was known as Du Fanchuan.
Du Mu's poetic achievements
Du Mu's lyrical quatrains describing scenes have beautiful artistic conception and meaningful charm. They are unique and wonderful among the seven masterpieces of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Du Mu is good at capturing the beautiful images in natural scenery. He uses quatrain poems to describe them. They are implicit and refined, and the scenes blend together. In just four sentences, he writes a complete and beautiful scene, just like a painting. picture.