"The thatched cottage is reserved for future generations, and poets write for future generations" is the inscription of Comrade Zhu De when he visited Du Fu's thatched cottage. "Poems written by sages and philosophers in the world are scarred, and people's sufferings make waves at the bottom of the pen" is a couplet written by Mr. Guo Moruo. These two couplets can be seen in Chengdu Du Fu Caotang Poetry History Museum. The couplets written by Comrade Zhu De show the lofty and immortal status of Du Fu and his former residence, Caotang. Mr. Guo Moruo's couplets highly summarize Du Fu's concern for the country and the people. They are profound in content, steady in antithesis and natural and unrestrained in calligraphy, which has always been respected by the world.
Du Fu (A.D. 7 12- A.D. 770) was born in Xiangyang, Han nationality, and then moved to Gong County, Henan Province. [1-2] Shaoling Yelao, a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty, is also called "Du Li" with Li Bai. In order to distinguish Li Shangyin, Du Mu and Xiao Du Li, Du Fu and Li Bai are also called Da Du Li, and Du Fu is often called Lao Du.
Du Fu's influence on China's classical poetry is far-reaching, and he is called "the sage of poetry" by later generations, and his poems are called "the history of poetry". Later generations called him Du Shiyi and Du Gongbu, and also called him Du Shaoling and Du Caotang.
Du Fu wrote such famous works as Spring Hope, Northern Expedition, Three Officials and Three Farewells. In 759, Du Fu abandoned his official position and went to Sichuan. Although he fled the war and lived a relatively stable life, he still cared about his life and managed state affairs. Although Du Fu is a realistic poet, he also has a wild and unruly side. It is not difficult to see Du Fu's heroism and dry clouds from his masterpiece Song of Drinking Eight Immortals.
The core of Du Fu's thought is the Confucian thought of benevolent government, and he has the great wish of "making the monarch Yao and Shun superior, and then making the customs pure". Although Du Fu was not famous during his lifetime, his fame spread far and wide, which had a far-reaching impact on China literature and Japanese literature. About 65,438+0,500 poems of Du Fu have been preserved, most of which are collected by Du Gongbu.