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Du Fu Cottage

No.37 Qinghua Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu 610072, China
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Ranked #12 of 120 attractions in Chengdu
Type: Historic Sites, Museums
Traveller Description: Du Fu cottage is more than just a cottage.  It's more like the Du Fu estate.  From the North gate you can get to everything in the estate.  Going to... more »
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Shanghai, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

The cottage is small but interesting. We had fun enjoying the shady park that it is contained in - lots of paths and bamboo to give shade on the very hot day that we went there.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

Lovely walk in park like setting. Many of the attractions are explained in English. Had a wonderful tea tasting of jasmine tea.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

The place, the building, the nature....such a contrast to the hectic and dynamic city of Chengdu, where everywhere you look you see a construction site. Travel through time and see how simply the writer lived and how little really need to make a difference.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2013

If you took away the gardens from this place, I would have rated this as a 1 out of 5. I was actually disappointed when I got to the cottage, I thought there would be a little more on offer. Having said that, the gardens are very nice and tranquil. I still think peoples park is just as good -... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2013

Of all the places in downtown Chengdu, I had the most memorable and peaceful time in the Du Fu Cottage park. It's particularly spectacular during spring time with flowers blooming while you will enjoy it any time of the year. There are ancient pavilions and gardens just like during the life time of the famous poet and philosopher, Du Fu.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2013

Simply the most beautiful garden I have ever visited. (I have been to many in Europe and China including the famed gardens in SuZhou)

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2012

The Du Fu Cottage though not original is at least the most scenic and tranquil place within the city, though man-made, it beats nature in that sense showing that rarely humans can adopt to nature through artificial means. Also what makes this location so ever important is that Chairman Mao Zedong once stood there and one can locate the original... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2012

Compared to the admission prices of some of the major attractions in Beijing, I felt the admission price to DuFu Cottage here in Chengdu was a bit on the high side. Du Fu was a famous poet, and apparently a decent landscaper, since it is said that he personally designed many of the ponds and gardens that make up this... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2012

They give 50% discount to seniors over 60 (even foreigners). It is not a very big place, there are some replica thatched roof cottages, a Tang Dynasty dig site, and many garden areas inside.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2012

nice and quite place from the main street of Chengdu. nothing much to see but its nice to relax and the beautiful garden and old architecture while looking at Du fu's old poem and story.

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