Du Fu, known as the Sage of Poetry, lived from 712 to 770. He authored about 1,400 poems. There had previously been translations of some of his work into English and a complete translation into ...

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together, they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of Du Fu, China’s greatest poet. Show more Sir ...

While Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Du Fu holds an irreplaceable position in China's literary history, globally he is not quite as well known as his contemporary Li Bai. However, that just may ...

Painters visualize Du Fu's poems By Huang Zhiling (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2007-06-29 16:46. CHENGDU -- A three-day ink painting exhibition featuring works of Du Fu (AD 712-770), one of China ...

The film, Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet, has now inspired a book, In the Footsteps of Du Fu, recounting Wood’s travels while making it.He said it was a journey he was more than happy to retrace ...

The Chinese have loved Du Fu since he died in 770 - they call him their Shakespeare. Then, in the classroom, the kids take Michael through one of one of Du's most famous poems - and even manage to ...

I would join many others who point to Tu Fu (a.k.a. Du Fu). He wrote 16 centuries ago during the Tang Dynasty, a golden era of Chinese painting, calligraphy, and poetry.

On this scroll, Chen Shun wrote out the last three from a series of five poems, Thoughts on Ancient Sites by the famous Tang dynasty poet Du Fu (712-770), which clearly inspired an exuberant emotional ...

University Professor Stephen Owen completed an eight-year-long project to translate Chinese poet Du Fu’s 1,400 poems into English, aiming to make the works more accessible.

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet, which aired on Britain's BBC 4 on April 6, invited well-known British actor Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies, ...

On this scroll, Chen Shun wrote out the last three from a series of five poems, Thoughts on Ancient Sites by the famous Tang dynasty poet Du Fu (712-770), which clearly inspired an exuberant emotional ...