Chengdu - Du Fu's Cottage

The house of Du Fu, the famous poet of the Tang dynasty, will be found in the west of the town on a bend of the Huanhuaxi river. However, this is not the original thatched building in which Du Fu lived for four years from 759 to 763, because that one did not survive the poet for long. The buildings which the visitor will see today are replicas in stone and wood dating from 1500 and 1811 which were restored in 1949.

The complex comprises several sections which portray the life and work of Du Fu. Adjoining it is a beautiful park with little bridges, pavilions and a garden of bamboo.