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TANG POETRY

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LI BO (701-762)

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DU FU (721-770)

Marsha Wagner :: He developed a rather elaborate estate in the countryside, which was part of a tradition of building a country home. It didn't have to be very far outside of the capital. It was really what we would now consider a sort of weekend retreat.

It was possible for somebody who was actively serving in the government in the Tang Dynasty to go to one of these country estates and spend a couple of days there and then go back to the palace and serve the government.