Lines by Du Fu
Du Fu
杜甫
Chinese poet · 712–770
Du Fu lived through the An Lushan rebellion and wrote about war, exile and ordinary suffering. He is often called the greatest poet of the Tang dynasty.
The country is broken, yet its mountains and rivers remain; spring comes to the city, and the grass and trees grow deep.
國破山河在，城春草木深。
Spring View, lines 1–2
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