CHINA?S FAMOUS PERSONALITIES 3 IBD

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Du Fu (æÑúçö«, 712-770), also known as Poet-Sage (è»ùåúú), was a great realist poet (伟åñºçÜäçİ嫞主ä¹ëè»ù人) in ChinaâÇÖs Tang Dynasty (åöÈæúÑ, 618-907). Although Du FuâÇÖs reputation was not prominent during his lifetime, his reputation eventually spread far and wide, which had a profound impact on Chinese and Japanese literature. In particular, Du FuâÇÖs influence in Chinese classical poetry is very far-reaching. Sometimes reading Du FuâÇÖs poems may feel depressing, however, after a careful thinking, theyâÇÖll move a noble soul. In fact, the reputation of Du Fu is not only because of his high literary attainment or because he has left many wonderful poems that have been handed down to this day, but itâÇÖs because many of his poems have revealed his sad and compassionate thoughts and sentiment. As such, a total of about 1500 poems by Du Fu have been preserved, and most of them are collected in the Du Gongbu Collection (æÑúå·Ñéâ¿éóå). Du Fu used these poems to record the suffering and happiness of the contemporary China. ThatâÇÖs why Du Fu is also called 'Poet Saint' by his descendants, and his poetry is called History of Poetry (è»ùåŲ).ááThe book has 7 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic facts about Du Fu (第ä¸Çç«áï¼Üåà³äºÄæÑúçö«çÜä基æú¬äºï嫞)Chapter 2: Overview of Du FuâÇÖs life (第äºîç«áï¼Ü æÑúçö«çÜäçöŸå¹³æªéååµ)Chapter 3: Du FuâÇÖs final years and death (第ä¸ëç«áï¼ÜæÑúçö«çÜäæÖÜå¹´ä¸Ä桻亡)Chapter 4: Du Fu and Li Bai (第åóóç«áï¼ÜæÑúçö«åÆîæÑÄçÖ½)Chapter 5: Poetic style (第äºöç«áï¼Üè»ùæ¡îéúÄæá¼)Chapter 6: Du FuâÇÖs famous poems (10) (第åà¡ç«áï¼ÜæÑúçö«æÇÇåÅñè»ù (10éªû))Chapter 7: Legacy and Influence (第ä¸âç«áï¼Üéüù人ä¸Äå½±åôì)ááááááááááááThe current book volume, ChinaâÇÖs Famous Personalities 3, is a Level 2 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the life and biography of Du Fu (æÑúçö«ä¼á), one of the most revered poets in the history of Chinese poetry.áThe new volume in the ChinaâÇÖs Famous Personalities Series (å¿àé¡»äºåèºúçÜä両åó½åÈì人) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.