Du Fu's Thatched Cottage in Chengdu

Address: Caotang Road, Qingyang Gongshangquan, Qingyang District Ticket price: 50 RMB/person Du Fu Thatched Cottage is a museum and park in honor of Du Fu (712-770 AD) who is one of the most outstanding Chinese poets of Tang Dynasty. Du Fu Thatched Cottage became one famous museum combined with memorial temple and celebrity’s old House as well as cultural temple with ancient-style architecture and tranquil garden. As a result, it ranked as National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and National 4A Scenic Spots. What’s more, it was also granted as National Top Level Museum. One of the poems: Behind the gates of the wealthy food lies rotting from waste Outside it's the poor who lie frozen to death (Du Fu)