Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage
Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage is located in Chengdu’s western suburbs by the Huanhua Stream. It was formerly the residence of Du Fu – a great poer in the Tang dynasty, when he was compelled by poverty and misfortunes to move from Chang’an (present Xi’an) to Chengdu. Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage is the key preservation monument of cultural relics listed in China.
Here Du Fu lived for four years and wrote over 240 realistic poems. In order to respect and admire the saint in the world of verse, the later generations from the Northern Song dynasty set up a memorial temple in the cottage site for a visit. There are the Lobby, the History in Verse Hall, the Shrine of Gong Bu, Stele Pavilion of Shao Ling’s Thatched Cottage in the extant main buildings.