Du Fu (712--770), also known as Zimei, was a great realist poet in the history of Chinese literature. His poems profoundly reflected the social outlook of the Tang Dynasty from its prosperity to its decline, and were rich in Social content, distinctive color of the times and strong political tendency. His poems stirred up the passionate emotion of love for the motherland and the people and the lofty spirit of self-sacrifice. Therefore, he was recognized by later generations as the "History of Poetry" and the poet was revered as the "Sage of Poetry". Du Fu wrote more than a thousand poems in his life, among which the famous ones include "Three Officials", "Three Farewells", "The Troops and Chariots", "Song of Thatched Cottage Broken by the Autumn Wind", "Beautiful People's Journey", "Spring Hope", etc. . Du Fu's poems fully expressed his deep sympathy for the people and exposed the sharp opposition between the exploiters and the exploited in feudal society: "The wine and meat in the rich families smell stinky, and there are frozen bones on the road!" This immortal poem has been passed down from generation to generation. remembered by the Chinese people. "Dare to love to death in times of crisis, lonely and heartbroken!" This is a full demonstration of Du Fu's incomparable love for the motherland, which makes his poems highly popular. Du Fu's patriotic enthusiasm is also fully reflected in famous works such as "Looking at Spring" and "Hearing that the Government's Army Takes Henan and Hebei". In "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells", he praised the patriotic spirit of the people who endured all sufferings, and showed his innocent heart of patriotism and love for the people in front of readers. Out of love for the motherland and the people, he must have a strong hatred for the luxurious and dissolute appearance of the ruling class and the crimes that harm the country and the people. This point has been vividly expressed in the immortal masterpieces "The Journey of Military Chariots" and "The Journey of Beauties". A great patriot's concern for his country and his people must be reflected in other aspects. Some of Du Fu's poems about objects and scenes, and even his lyrical poems about couples, brothers, and friends, are all filled with deep feelings for the motherland and the people. In short, Du Fu's poems are an artistic record of the Tang Empire's transition from prosperity to decline. With his positive spirit of joining the world, Du Fu bravely, faithfully and profoundly reflected the extremely broad social reality. No matter what kind of dangerous situation he was in, he never lost confidence. In the long history of literature in my country, the cognitive role of Du Fu's poetry has been The reference, educational and aesthetic functions are all difficult to achieve.
The greatest artistic feature of Du's poetry is that the poet often hides his subjective feelings in objective descriptions, allowing the things themselves to impress the readers. For example, in "Beauty's Journey", the poet did not directly reprimand the Yang brothers and sisters for their dissoluteness. However, the author's love-hate attitude has been fully revealed from the specific description of their clothing, diet, etc.
The language of Du's poems is plain, simple, popular and realistic, but it shows great skill. He also often uses monologues and sayings to highlight the personality of the characters.
When Du Shi depicts characters, he is particularly good at grasping the details of description. For example, a passage about his wife and children in "The Northern Expedition" is a very prominent example.
Du Fu's poetic style is changeable, but overall, it can be summarized as melancholy and frustrated. The melancholy here refers to the deep and profound meaning of the article, and the frustration refers to the ups and downs of emotions, the ups and downs of tone and syllables.
All of this established Du Fu's status as the supreme "Poetry" in the history of Chinese literature for more than three thousand years.