Spring View

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"Spring View" is a renowned Tang dynasty poem by Du Fu that poignantly reflects on war, loss, and longing for home through vivid springtime imagery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tang dynasty poem
poem
author Du Fu
countryOfOrigin China
culturalStatus classic of Chinese poetry
firstLineMeaning The nation is broken, but mountains and rivers remain
form lüshi
genre lyric poetry
war poetry
historicalContext An Lushan Rebellion
includedIn standard Chinese school curricula
influenced later Chinese patriotic poetry
language Classical Chinese
lineCount 8
literaryPeriod Tang dynasty
meter five-character regulated verse
notableFor condensed historical reflection
emotional intensity
juxtaposition of natural beauty and human suffering
subtle political lament
vivid imagery
originalTitle 春望
partOf Du Fu's war-time poems
linked to: Du Fu
poet Du Fu
setting Chang'an
structure regulated verse
studiedFor use of contrast between spring scenery and national ruin
studiedIn Chinese literature courses
subjectOf numerous literary commentaries
scholarly articles on Du Fu
theme destruction of the capital
longing for home
loss
patriotism
separation from family
sorrow
war
translatedInto English
Japanese
Korean
multiple modern languages
usesImageryOf birds
city ruins
flowers
spring
writtenBy Du Fu while in Chang'an
writtenDuring An Lushan Rebellion

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Du Fu notableWork Spring View
Du Gongbu notableWork Spring View