Du fu's life
Du Fu, formerly known as Du Fu, has a beautiful word, and his real name is Shaoling Yelao. He was born in the eighth year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dynasty (7 12). His ancestral home is Gongxian County, Henan Province, and his family is poor. Du Fu's family changes and life hardships in his youth had a far-reaching impact on his poetry creation.
As an adult, Du Fu experienced many official failures and exile, but he did not give up his poetry creation because of this, but strengthened his literary belief. His poetry creation involves politics, history, philosophy, life and other fields, with profound ideological content and touching emotional expression.
Du Fu died in the 14th year of Tang Zhenyuan (770) at the age of 59. His poems were praised by later generations as "the complete works of Du Fu's ancient poems" and became one of the immortal classics in the history of China literature.
Characteristics of Du Fu's Poems
Du Fu's poems are rich in ideological content and touching emotional expression. The characteristics of his poems mainly include the following aspects:
1. Political. Du Fu's poems reflect the political chaos and social injustice in the Tang Dynasty. He expressed his concern for the current situation and care for the people through his poems. For example, "The Second Way" wrote: "Being an official for three years, the old things are endless. When there is poverty in the corner of the world, only the flowers are left to cry." Expressed the poet's helplessness in exile and yearning for his hometown.
2. Strong historicity. Du Fu's poems reflect the historical changes and social development in the Tang Dynasty. He expressed his thoughts on history and comments on historical figures through poems. For example, "Li Bai's Dream" wrote: "A bright moon hangs high in the capital, and ten thousand hammers wash it. The autumn wind blows my heart and blows to Yumenguan forever. " It expresses the poet's nostalgia for the prosperous Tang Dynasty and his admiration for the great poet Li Bai.
3. Strong philosophy. Du Fu's poems reflect the pain and impermanence of life, and he expresses his thoughts on life and its value through his poems. For example, "Climbing High" wrote: "... night gives way to the ocean of the sun, and the old year melts in freshness. Finally, I can send my messenger wild goose back to Luoyang. " It expresses the poet's reflection on his own life experience and his cherish of life.
Du fu's representative works
Du Fu's poetic works are rich and colorful, and some of his representative works are still widely praised today. The following is a brief introduction to several representative works:
1. Into the Wine: This is a long poem by Du Fu, which expresses the poet's open-mindedness and thinking about the meaning of life. One of them said, "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon!" " It has become a classic sentence in China culture.
2. Spring Hope: This is a short poem by Du Fu, which expresses the poet's longing for spring and cherishing life. Among them, "Although the country is divided, the mountains and rivers remain forever, and the vegetation is spring" has become a classic sentence in China culture.
3. Two Ways: This is a long poem by Du Fu, which expresses the poet's yearning for a better life and homesickness. Among them, the sentence "Three years in office, endless past events, there are plenty of fish in the sea" has become a classic sentence in China culture.