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By Huang Zhiling and Shi Wanxiang | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-26 07:49 Share CLOSE Visiting the nearly 20-hectare cottage museum at this time of the year is a treat because of the scent of the 30 varieties of plum trees that are in blossom. CHINA DAILY/HUANG LERAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
For poetry lovers, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a must-do pilgrimage.
During his three-year-and-nine-month stay in the cottage, Du Fu (712-770), who is one of China s most revered poets, penned 240 of his 1,400 extant poems.
Couplets with lines from Du s poems greet the eye, gracing gates, pillars and halls in the museum.