About Chinese poets----Du Fu

The Poet Sage in China Tang dynasty

Do you know any poets form China? Maybe you know Li Bai, or you have never heard of any of these individuals. I’ll share some stories about them.

Today I want to share a great patriotic poet named Du Fu. He was born on February 12th,712, He was actually from a noble family, his grandfather was a renowned writer, so Du Fu was be full of vigor and enthusiasm at first time. When he was young, he claimed that he had read thousands of books and could write like a god. In order to make others recognize him and show his talent, he racked his brains to flatter celebrities and high-ranking officials and tried his best. But he just a little bit away from becoming famous in his lifetime. Du Fu tried to move forward many times but failed. He did not give up at the beginning, but three years after three years, in the era of people's wars and official struggles, he gradually grew old. In that suffocating city, Du Fu traded his conscience and justice time and time again. He hoped to exchange it for the peace of the people, and even more hoped to exchange it for the peace and tranquility of himself and his family. At that time, even if he betraying his inner self, writing some flattery-filled articles, he could not support his family. It’s just like he said: Dreary and poor can make a person willing to bow down and kneel down. (It’s a poem by he, I can’t describe very precisely) Even the turmoil and wandering he endured, his family was torn a apart, he remained passionately dedicated to the cause of his country. Du Fu had walked through rebel armies and lands plundered by war, so he wrote those poems that worried about the country and the people and redressed the grievances of the people. In that period, no one can understand his kindness. He wrote countless poems, it meticulously described the hardships of the common people under war conditions, and also expressed his own helplessness. However, Du Fu left this world that he loved and hated on his migration. Du Fu is a poet who is concerned about his country and his people, and a poet of great talent. But he But he is also a person who has great ambitions but cannot save the world, or even himself, the poor people.