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Du Fu （712—770）， one of the greatest poets in China， was born in Gongyi， Henan Province.  He is familiar to most of us.  However， Du has remained largely unknown in the Western world.

The BBC’s documentary Du Fu： China’s Greatest Poet introduces the great poet.  As the first English?language documentary about Du， it lasts for an hour and it compares him to Dante and Shakespeare， two of the greatest masters of literature （文學(xué)） of the West.

The documentary explains why Du’s works have been popular for centuries.  “Chinese people really value the recording of history and Du is better than anyone at reflecting history in his poetry.  Because historical events are mirrored in his own life and spiritual journey. ” said Zeng Xiangbo， a professor at Renmin University of China.

Du lived under the rule of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong and he was a civil servant （文職人員） in the Tang court （朝廷）.  But as the An Lushan Rebellion of 755 floored the empire， he took his family on the road as refugees （難民）， and had to stand hunger and poverty （貧窮）.  Through ups and downs， the poet never stopped writing， pouring out his concern for his country and people， as well as celebrating the simple joys of life.  Known as China’s “saint of poetry”， he wrote about 1，500 poems that are still with us today.

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