Du Mu and Du Fu themselves have no blood or clan relationship. Du Fu and Du Mu are both famous poets in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu is known as "Old Du" and "Big Du", and Du Mu is known as "Little Du". , and not from the same era.
Du Fu (a famous realist poet of the Tang Dynasty): (712-770), courtesy name Zimei, Han nationality, originally from Xiangyang, later moved to Gong County, Henan. ?Self-named Shaoling Yelao, he was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. Together with Li Bai, he was known as "Li Du". In order to distinguish them from the other two poets Li Shangyin and Du Mu, known as "Little Li Du", Du Fu and Li Bai are also collectively known as "Big Li Du", and Du Fu is often called "Old Du".
Du Mu (803-about 852), courtesy name Muzhi and Fanchuan Jushi, was of Han nationality and was born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province). Because he lived in the Fanchuan Villa in South Chang'an in his later years, he was called "Du Fanchuan" by later generations and wrote "Collected Works of Fanchuan". Du Mu's poetry is famous for its seven-character quatrains. Du Mu is known as "Xiao Du" to distinguish him from Du Fu, "Big Du". Together with Li Shangyin, he is called "Little Li Du".
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Du Fu created famous works such as "Ascend the High", "Spring Look", "Northern Expedition", "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells". In the second year of Qianyuan (759), Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he escaped the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about the common people and national affairs. Although Du Fu is a realist poet, he also has a wild and uninhibited side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroic spirit from his famous work "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking".
Du Mu’s ancient poetry was influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu. He was good at integrating narrative, argumentation and lyricism. "Books in the Snow", "Luozhong Sends Off Ji Chushi on His Journey to the East", "Sends Off Shen Chushi to Suzhou Li Zhongyao with Poems as a Gift", "Sends Off Meng Chi's Ancestors in Chizhou", "Inscribed on Chizhou to Stop the Water", etc. All are typical examples.