Abstract:
Chengdu, described by Du Fu as “a Shu city remote in the universe”, accepted Du Fu when he was desperate. Du Fu didn’t expect that the city officials, pro elders, neighbors and even monks in temples not only accepted him warmly, but also changed unconsciously his aesthetic taste, poetic style, life style and poetic monologue. Du Fu moved from one place to another all his life, only in Chengdu did he get a rare respite. As Qiu Zhaoao says, “after years of wandering, Du has quiet life here in Chengdu”. This “quiet life” in Chengdu has become a classic “legend” of Du Fu and Chengdu, which is destined to be brilliant forever in the history of Chinese poetry and culture.