Du Fu
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Du Fu was a Chinese poet and government official of the Tang dynasty. Together with his older contemporary and friend Li Bai, he is one of the principal poets associated with Tang poetry. Nearly 1,500
Posthumous portrait
Du Fu's China
The statue in his Thatched Cottage, Chengdu, China
A calligraphic copy of Du Fu's poem "Zui Ge Xing" by Dong Qichang
Li Bai
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Li Bai, also known by his courtesy name Taibai, was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. He and his friends such as Du Fu were among the prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry of the Ta
Du Fu
…Dù Fǔ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712 – 770) was a Chinese poet and government official of the Tang dynasty. Together with his older contemporary and friend Li Bai, he is one of the principal poets associated with Tang poetry. Nearly 1,500 poems attributed to him survive. Du Fu pursued an official career and briefly…
Li Bai Strolling, by Liang Kai (1140–1210)
Li Bai, as depicted in the Nanling Wushuang Pu by Jin Guliang, Ming dynasty
Emperor Minghuang, seated on a terrace, observes Li Bai write poetry while having his boots taken off (Qing dynasty illustration).