The author of the whole poem is Du Mu, also known as Muzhi, named Fanchuan Jushi, Han nationality, and a native of Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). Du Mu was an outstanding poet and essayist in the Tang Dynasty. He was the grandson of Prime Minister Du You and the son of Du Congyu. 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 poems are famous for their seven-character quatrains, and their content mainly focuses on chanting history and expressing feelings. His poems are handsome and full of historical things, and he achieved great success in the late Tang Dynasty. Du Mu was called "Little Du" to distinguish him from Du Fu, "Big Du". Together with Li Shangyin, he is called "Little Li Du".
Du Mu’s poems can be divided into two categories: one is heroic and the other is fragrant. The former “may be written to relieve sorrow, or to remember the past, or to express feelings, and most of them are written in a kind of way. "It is written in a sharp style, with a strange conception"; the latter "is mostly written in a fresh style, so that the paper is not filled with powder."
Full text of the poem:
Qingming Festival
It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and people on the road are dying.
May I ask where the restaurant is?
This is where the shepherd boy is. This is a small poem without a single difficult word or allusion. The whole poem is written in very popular language, with no trace of artificiality. The syllables are very harmonious and perfect, and the scene is very fresh, vivid, and state-of-the-art. Beautiful and interesting.