Why is Du Fu called "Poet Saint"

Du Fu's poems are rich in social content, rich in the color of the times and distinctive in political inclination. They truly and profoundly reflect the political current affairs and broad social life prospects of a historical era before and after the An Shi Rebellion, and reveal social turmoil, political darkness and people's sufferings. They are known as "the history of poetry".

He is good at using many systems of classical poetry and creatively developing them. He is the pioneer of the new Yuefu poetry style. His Yuefu poems contributed to the development of the new Yuefu movement in the middle Tang Dynasty. His five or seven ancient novels, which are both poetic and historical, spread out narrative and concentrate the whole article, mark the high achievement of China's poetic art.

Du Fu was concerned about the country and people all his life, with noble personality and exquisite poetic skills, and was honored as a "poet saint" by later generations.

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Du Fu's Main Thoughts

In Du Fu's own words, "worrying about Li Yuan in poor years" is his central idea, and "seeing the truth in adversity" is his consistent spirit. He used these to ask and encourage his friends. He praised Yuan Jie and said, "Daozhou is worried about Li Shu, and his words are full of enthusiasm." He said to Yanwu, "If you are on the stage, don't love yourself when you are in danger." He said to Pei Qiu, "Here you are, Yao Shun, Fu Gong, etc. I have long been told to die. "

It is these progressive thoughts that formed Du Fu's political enthusiasm, perseverance and optimistic spirit, which made him the most political great poet in the history of our country.

Of course, this is also inseparable from his life practice of being close to the people. Du Fu came from a bureaucratic family with a long tradition of "serving Confucianism and guarding officials" for generations. His family gave Du Fu orthodox Confucian cultural education and the ambition to make a difference in his official career.

Therefore, Du Fu said that being an official is their family's "vegetarian profession"-a profession that has been attacked for generations. His various cultural upbringing and subsequent behavior are all related to his pursuit of official career.

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