Du Fu (712-770), a great poet of the Tang Dynasty of China, is a famous and very influential writer in Chinese literary history. Called the "Patron-Saint" of Poetry, his writing is realistic, emphasizing the accurate telling of historic evets. Du Fu's influence was very deep in Chinese poetry and literature, as well as Japanese literature. Together, Li Bai, another great Tang poet, and Du Fu are called "LiDu. Here are seven of what many consider to be his masterpieces, in a fresh English translation, accompanied by the original Chinese. Their titles are: Thatched Roof Blown by Autumn Winds, Spring in a Fallen City, Rain on a Spring Night, Marching Warriors, Outrage in Five Hundred Words, Beauties in Spring, and The Journey North.