Introduction to Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum
The Du Fu Thatched Cottage, located on the bank of Huanhua Creek in the western suburbs of Chengdu, was the former residence of Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty in China, when he lived in Chengdu. In the winter of 759 AD, in order to avoid the "Anshi Rebellion", Du Fu took his family from Longyou to Shu and built a thatched cottage, called "Chengdu Thatched Cottage". Du Fu lived here for nearly four years and composed more than 240 poems that have been handed down to this day.
The former residence of Caotang is regarded as a "holy place" in the history of Chinese literature. During the Five Dynasties, the poet Wei Zhuang found the ruins of the thatched cottage and rebuilt the thatched cottage to preserve it. It was repaired and expanded in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and it has evolved into a memorial ancestral hall pattern and the style of the poet's former residence, with simple and elegant architecture and quiet and beautiful gardens. Famous cultural holy place. In March 1961, it was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In May 1985, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum was established. In December 2006, it was rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration. In May 2008, it was designated by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. It was rated as one of the first batch of national first-class museums. Chengdu Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum is the largest, best-preserved, most distinctive and well-known of the existing relics of Du Fu's whereabouts.
Today’s thatched cottage completely retains the layout of the reconstruction in Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, with a total area of ??nearly 300 acres. The garden is a very unique "hybrid" Chinese classical garden. The museum is divided into functional areas: cultural relics tourist area (former site of Caotang), garden tourist area (Plum Garden) and service area (Caotang Temple). In the old site of the thatched cottage, the screen wall, main entrance, Daxi, Shishi Hall, Chaimen, and Gongbu Temple are arranged on a central axis, with symmetrical corridors and other ancillary buildings on both sides. There are flowing water, small bridges, and bamboo trees in the middle. It looks solemn, simple and elegant, yet deep, quiet, beautiful and clear. To the east of the Gongbu Temple is the "Shaoling Thatched Cottage" stele and pavilion, which symbolizes Du Fu's thatched cottage. It is so imaginative that it has become the iconic attraction of Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and a famous landscape in Chengdu.
Behind the Gongbu Temple, there is a "Thatched Cottage Scenic Area" that was restored and rebuilt based on Du's poems and the pattern of the Ming Dynasty, recreating the pastoral style of the poet's former residence and creating a strong poetic atmosphere; in the bonsai garden, there is a 1999 The built "Du Shi Calligraphy Woodcut Gallery" displays more than a hundred pieces of Du Shi's calligraphy woodcut works. They were selected from thousands of authentic Du Shi calligraphy works by famous people in the past and were carved with nanmu. They are of great ornamental value. Their poems, Calligraphy, materials, and craftsmanship are known as the "Four Wonders"; located in the "Daya Hall", the third most majestic hall of the original Fan'an Temple ancient building complex, there is a large-scale colored glaze inlaid polished lacquer painting with the largest area (64 square meters) in China so far. The murals and 12 sculptures of famous poets from past dynasties vividly display the life of Du Fu and the development history of Chinese classical poetry; the basic display in the museum, "Poems and Poems for a Thousand Years", won the best award in the fifth "National Top Ten Exhibitions and Exhibitions" Creativity Award. The use of modern display methods and clear and vivid display language demonstrates the grand momentum and brilliant achievements of Du Fu's poetry, and shows the far-reaching influence of Du Fu's thoughts. There is also an exhibition of "Love in the Cottage" documents and pictures, which displays pictures, signatures, inscriptions and gifts left by national leaders, foreign dignitaries, and celebrities at home and abroad when they visited the Cottage.
The "Tang Style Heritage" Tourist Service Center is a large-scale market integrating the development and sales of Du Fu Thatched Cottage's characteristic tourist products. Du Fu Thatched Cottage Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Academy is adjacent to the "Tang Style Heritage". It integrates calligraphy and painting exhibitions, exchanges, purchases and sales, and collections. It is a high-grade platform for developing traditional excellent culture and developing cultural industries.
The Tang Dynasty Ruins Exhibition Hall is located northeast of the thatched cottage. At the end of 2001, a large area of ??Tang Dynasty life ruins and a batch of Tang Dynasty cultural relics were unearthed in the thatched cottage. This greatly enriched the historical and cultural connotation of Du Fu's thatched cottage, confirmed Du Fu's description of the living environment and life scenes at that time, and clarified the ancient and modern The dispute over the location of Caotang Temple has increased the historical significance of Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and added new luster to this holy land, making it more desirable.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Tower, which was rebuilt in 2005, stands in the nanmu forest to the east of the thatched cottage. It restores the style of Chengdu, a famous historical and cultural city with "Chongli Pavilion in the east and Ten Thousand Buddhas Tower in the west". Standing on the railing and overlooking the beautiful scenery, it is another landmark building and a new highlight of cultural tourism of Du Fu Thatched Cottage.