Bashu Culture and Du Fu's Poetic Space

Abstract

Bashu culture has an important position in Chinese culture. Du Fu’s poems on the theme of Bashu account for a considerable portion of his poems, due to his long-term stay in Bashu and the vital effects of Bashu culture had on him. The unique Bashu culture enriched his creativity, and greatly expanded his poetic space. Du Fu’s Bashu poems show the natural scenery, human geography, local customs and practices, and the cultural personality of the Bashu people. In addition, Du Fu combined organically his care for the fate of his nation and the people with Bashu culture, to realize more abundant and profound space of his poems.

Keywords

• bashu culture
• du fu
• poetic space
• abundance
• profundity