Entrance gate of Thatched Cottage of Du Fu in Chengdu

Reconstructed Thatched Cottage of Du Fu

A study in the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu

A bronze sculpture of Du Fu in front of the Hall of Great Poets

Du Fu Thatched Cottage (Chinese: 杜甫草堂; Pinyin: Dù Fǔ Cǎo Táng) is an idyllic 24 acre park and museum in honour of the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu at the western outskirts of Chengdu, adjacent to the Huanhua Xi, (Flower Rinsing Creek). A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Du Fu ( 712–770 was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. In 1961, the Chinese government established Du Fu Cao Tang as a National Heritage site.

History

In 759 Du Fu moved to Chengdu, built a thatched hut near the Flower Rinsing Creek and lived there for four years. Events By Place Europe The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France. The "thatched hut" period was the peak of Du Fu's creativity. He wrote two hundred and forty poems, among them: "My Thatched Hut was torn apart by Autumn Wind" and "The Prime Minister of Shu".

Du Fu Cao Tang is now a popular destination for Du Fu enthusiasts around the world to pay tribute to the great poet.

Museum

The original thatched hut built by Du Fu was destroyed. The key buildings in the Du Fu Cao Tang Park were constructed in the early 16th century during the Ming dynasty and extensively renovated in 1811 during the Qing dynasty.

Du Fu Cao Tang consists of several main areas:

• Du Gong Bu memorial Hall (Du Gongbu ci), where the life and work of Du Fu was displayed, the library area displayed published works of Du Fu, including some rare Song dynasty wood carving editions. The foreign language section displays a large number of foreign language books of Du Fu's works.

• The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu. A reconstructed thatched hut partitioned into a study, a bedroom and kitchen, recreated the living and working environment of Du Fu's time.

• The Hall of great poets (Da Ya Tang). A new exhibition hall where a 16 long by 4 meter tall mural painting portraying scenes from Du Fu's poems: "My Thatched Hut Wrecked by the Autumn Wind" and "A Song of War Chariots". There are also statues of twelve prominent Chinese poets (including Qu Yuan, Tao Qian, Li Bai, Wang Wei, Su Shi, Li Qingzhao, Lu You) on display. Biography Qu Yuan born in the Xiling Gorge area of what is today western Hubei province was a minister in the government of the state of Chu descended from nobility Translation Editions Meng Erdong ed Tao Yuanming Ji Yi Zhu ISBN 7-80626-064-1 Wang Wei can refer to Wang Wei (Liang Dynasty (王偉 an official under Hou Jing Su Shi ( 1037–1101 was a writer, poet, Artist, calligrapher, Pharmacologist, and Statesman of the Song Dynasty Li Qingzhao ( Traditional Chinese: 李清照 Simplified Chinese: 李清照 Pinyin: Lǐ Qīngzhào Wade-Giles: Li Ch'ing-chao (1084&ndashc Career Early career Lu You came from a family in which there were some government officials

See also

• List of museums
• Museums in China
• Chinese architecture

External links

• Official website of Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum