Du Fu's Tomb and Shrine
杜甫墓祠
The resting place of the sage poet Du Fu, who wandered the Xiang and Lake regions in his later years, with a quiet, solemn ancient tomb and shrine in the countryside.
The Du Fu Tomb and Shrine is located in Xiaotian Village, Anding Town, Pingjiang County. According to tradition, Du Fu died aboard a boat on the Xiang River in 770, in the fifth year of the Dali era of the Tang dynasty, and was later buried here. The complex consists of Du Fu's tomb and the Shrine of Du Wenzhen Gong. The shrine is a Qing-dynasty building and was listed as a national key cultural heritage site in 2006. It now houses the Du Fu Memorial Hall, which displays Du Fu's life and stone inscriptions of his poems from successive dynasties. It is about 15 kilometers from Pingjiang County seat, roughly half an hour by car. Visitors are few, making it a good place for Tang poetry lovers to pay a dedicated visit.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00