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Du Fu

712 — 770杜甫

Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)

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Born712
BirthplaceGongyi
Fieldspoet, writer, calligrapher
01 / A LIFE IN CONTEXT

The story, in brief.

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 poems attributed to him survive.

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02 / THROUGH THE YEARS

A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

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  1. 712
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    Born in Gongyi

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  2. 770~ age 58
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    Death

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Sources retrieved 2026-11-01. Dates and milestones: Wikidata contributors, CC0 ↗. Biographical introduction: Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Ancient dates and traditional biographies may be disputed; consult the linked records.

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