Du Fu (Chinese poet and politician) Add a review

Du Fu (Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712–770) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, known as the "Poet-Historian" and the "Poet-Sage". Together with Li Bai, Du is regarded as one of greatest poets in Chinese history. Although he aspired to serve the state as a civil official, he never achieved political success. His life, like that of the Tang dynasty, was profoundly shaped by the An Lushan Rebellion, and his final years were marked by hardship and displacement. Nearly fifteen hundred of Du’s poems have survived, exerting a profound influence on both Chinese and Japanese literary traditions.