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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet ，a BBC one-hour documentary， 36 (launch) on April 6 this year. It was the first time to put Du's life in a global context.
For the Chinese,Du, 37 style of poetry is called realism,is more than a poet;he has been the guardian of the moral of the nation. 38 (bear) in 712,Du lived through the violent fall of the Tang Dynasty when wars, floods and famines almost ruined the country. In his poems, he poured out his concern for his country (and people as well as the importance of celebrating the few simple 39 (joy) of life.
To explore his life and discover what the poet means to China and the Chinese people, the film crew had an 40 (extreme) tough time tracking the footsteps of the eighth-century poet.
This documentary is not 41 easy watch. To help audiences make sense of the. poet's great achievements in literature,Du is compared 42 China's Shakespeare in this documentary.Also,the program invited McKellen, who played Gandalf in The Lard of the Rings movies, 43 (read) 15 of Du's poems that had been translated into English. These can help foreigners 44 ( well) understand what makes Du' s works so special.
In a way, the documentary is displaying the charm of traditional Chinese literature to the world, 45 (fuel) a desire to learn Chinese Tang poems.
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