Selected Poems of Du Mu

Author: Hebei Education Press
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Du Mu, styled Muzhi, was a native of Jingzhao Wannian in the Tang Dynasty, descendant of Du Yu of the Jin Dynasty. The Du family was a high-ranking aristocratic family for centuries from the Wei and Jin periods to the Tang Dynasty. Tang people said, "The Weis and Dus in the southern city are as close to the sky as five feet away." Du Mu's grandfather, Du You, served as a prime minister during the three reigns of Emperor Dezong, Emperor Shunzong, and Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, achieving great fame. Later, Du Mu's cousin, Du