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Du Fu is counted among the greatest Chinese poets in history, alongside his rough contemporaries [[Li Bai]], [[Wang Wei]], and [[Bai Juyi]].

Du Fu is counted among the greatest Chinese poets in history, alongside his rough contemporaries [[Li Bai]], [[Wang Wei]], and [[Bai Juyi]].

He was born in Gongxian County in [[Henan Province]], but spent much of his childhood in [[Luoyang]]. He journeyed the Imperial capital of [[Chang'an]] in [[746]] in an attempt to secure a government post, but was unsuccessful, and ultimately had to flee the city in [[755]] when the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] broke out. Captured by the rebels nevertheless, he finally escaped in [[757]], and was permitted to enter the service of the Emperor. Only two years later, however, Du Fu resigned his post, and retired to [[Chengdu]] in [[Sichuan province]], where he remained until his death in [[770]].

He was born in Gongxian County in [[Henan Province]], but spent much of his childhood in [[Luoyang]]. He journeyed to the Imperial capital of [[Chang'an]] in [[746]] in an attempt to secure a government post, but was unsuccessful, and ultimately had to flee the city in [[755]] when the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] broke out. Captured by the rebels nevertheless, he finally escaped in [[757]], and was permitted to enter the service of the Emperor. Only two years later, however, Du Fu resigned his post, and retired to [[Chengdu]] in [[Sichuan province]], where he remained until his death in [[770]].

His poems, often in the eight-line form known as ''[[lu shi]]'', often highlighted the sufferings of ordinary people, and injustices in society.

His poems, often in the eight-line form known as ''[[lu shi]]'', often highlighted the sufferings of ordinary people, and injustices in society.