2017-11-22
the thatched cottage of du fu, located on the bank of huanhua creek outside the western gate of chengdu, was the residence of preeminent tang dynasty poet du fu when he fled to sichuan. the thatched cottage of du fu is both the site of the former residence of the poet saint, as well as a shrine with memorial significance. the poem my thatched hut wrecked by the autumn wind was composed here.
