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PAGE  PAGE 18 杜甫草堂英文导游词 Du Fu Thatched Cottage Well , ladies and gentlemen, next stop where we will visite is Du Fu Thatched Cottage. It was constructed in memory of Du Fu and it is located in the western suburbs of Chengdu. It used to be the former home of Du Fu. The present cottage consists of 6 parts : front gate ,lobby ,hall of historical poetry ,water pavilion ,Gongbu shrine and thatched pavilion . I don’t know if you know Du Fu or not. Maybe some of you know and some of you don’t. I think it is necessary to provide you with some background to help you better understand what the displays in the Cottage are. First of all, let me tell you who is Du Fu. Well he is Chinese Shakespeare who is wellknown as the poet-historian in Chinese history.. He was born in Gongxian county , Henan province in 712AD. He was also known as Du Zimei. He spent his great part of his boyhood in Luoyang city, the capital of Henan province. In 746AD, he went to Chang’an city,the capital of Tang dynasty in an attempt to obtain an official post. However ,he had only reached a minor post as he entered the age of 50. He lived at the turning point of the Tang dynasty when its prosperity began to decline. In 755AD, An Lushan Rebellion broke out which permanently weakened the dynasty. The rebellion lasted 7 years from 756AD to 763AD and forced the Tang Court into exile. Du Fu fled the capital but was captured by the rebels. Du Fu escaped in 757AD and offered his service to the new emperor. In 759AD, he resigned and came to Chengdu. He stayed in Chengdu 3years and 9 months .At last he died on the way back to his hometown in 770AD. Du Fu witnessed a typical polit