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The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.
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AD 757
Calendar year
Year 757 (DCCLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Du Fu
Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
Du Fu was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Together with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai, Du is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets of his time. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but Du…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chang'an
Ancient capital of China
Chang'an was a city in China, located near the modern city of Xi'an, which served as the capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in what is now the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Emperor of the Tang dynasty from 713 to 756
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
An Lushan rebellion
755–763 uprising against Tang rule in China
The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace the Tang government with the rogue Yan dynasty. The rebels succeeded in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 8
Day of the year
December 8 is the 342nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)