Was Du Fu famous when he was alive?

In the later years of his life, Du Fu became a great master and the only leader in the literary world at that time.

Du Fu's literary achievements are closely related to his life experiences. After he experienced vicissitudes of life and suffered many hardships, his poetry achievements also reached the highest level in his life. And his life is roughly divided into 4 stages. Du Fu became famous at a young age, and was already well-known as a rising star in the literary world. After traveling around the world, he made friends with Li Bai, the leader of the literary world at that time. Although the two were different in age, they hit it off. At that time, Du Fu was full of hopes and ideals for the future. "Looking" "Yue" is a typical work, but at this time, Du Fu's works were very talented but were not recognized by the world.

Until Du Fu was trapped in Chang'an, the style of his works began to change. He longed to be an official and could not get along with the wealthy gentry, but he became famous for his talent. Then Du Fu was deeply involved in the Anshi Rebellion, during which Zhongta's writing style changed drastically. After witnessing the tragic situation of the country being destroyed and the people dying, his poetry style tended to be sad and realistic. By this time, he was already considered a leading figure in the literary world. After decades of training, Du Fu is close to reaching completion, and his works are represented by "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells"

In the final stage, Du Fu returned to the southwest. At this time, his suitability has rich political content and the flavor of the times: concern for the country and the people, admiration for the loyalty of famous ministers of the past dynasties, feelings about his own destiny and worldly affairs, tranquility about his seclusion life and longing for his relatives.

At this time, Du Fu was already known to everyone in the Chinese literary world. The prefect of Chengdu stole his pen and ink to show off to his friends. Young people rushed to visit him and stood at the Li Bai Station. The height he has reached has been heard by all the princes and nobles, and he can be called a leader in the literary world!