page_title: Du Mu
hierarchical_section_title: Du Mu
context_page_description: Du Mu was a leading Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi, and sobriquet Fanchuan. He is best known for his lyrical and romantic quatrains.
  Regarded as a major poet during a golden age of Chinese poetry, his name is often mentioned together with that of another renowned Late Tang poet, Li Shangyin, as the "Little Li-Du", in contrast to the "Great Li-Du": Li Bai and Du Fu. Among his influences were Du Fu, Li Bai, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.
context_section_description: Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu⁴ Mu⁴; 803–852) was a leading Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (牧之), and sobriquet Fanchuan (樊川).  He is best known for his lyrical and romantic quatrains.
  Regarded as a major poet during a golden age of Chinese poetry, his name is often mentioned together with that of another renowned Late Tang poet, Li Shangyin, as the "Little Li-Du" (小李杜), in contrast to the "Great Li-Du": Li Bai and Du Fu. Among his influences were Du Fu, Li Bai, Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.
caption: Du Mu by Shangguan Zhou (上官周, b. 1665)
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