The eight famous fus in ancient China are: "Wind Fu", "Nagato Fu", "Ji Shixie Fu", "Luo Shen Fu", "Withered Tree Fu", "Farewell Fu", "Afang Palace Fu" and "Qian Chibi Fu".
"Afang Palace Fu" is a poem written by Du Mu, a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty. By describing the construction and destruction of Afang Palace, this poem vividly summarizes the historical lessons of the rulers of the Qin Dynasty who were arrogant and extravagant and ruined their country, and issued a warning to the rulers of the Tang Dynasty. It shows an upright scholar who cares about the country and the people, and helps the world. feelings.
Full Fu uses imagination, metaphor, exaggeration and other techniques, as well as description, layout and discussion, etc., combining parallelism and prose, and is well-proportioned. The language of the article is concise, neat but not piled up, rich but not flashy, powerful and bold in style.
"Afang Palace Fu" was written in the first year of Baoli reign of Emperor Jingzong of the Tang Dynasty (825), when Du Mu was twenty-three years old. Du Mu lived in an era characterized by political corruption and extremely sharp class conflicts. The vassal towns were domineering, and the invasions of Tufan, Nanzhao, and Uighurs increased the suffering of the people. The Tang Empire was on the eve of collapse. In response to this situation, Du Mu strongly advocated pacifying the feudal towns internally, strengthening unity, resisting aggression externally, and consolidating national defense.