Places held in image, memory, and landscape
Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu
Uniting Zhuge Liang's shrine, the Temple of Liu Bei and his Huiling tomb, it has been China's only joint shrine to a ruler and his minister since the early Ming, the shrine Du Fu sought in his poem.
Mural guide
The river splits in two at a wooded islet with a stone-lined tip, rope bridges cross the water, wooden frames and stone piles stand on the near bank, and eaves and autumn leaves show at upper right.
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- The Chancellor of ShuPoetryDu Fu
He led the army out but died before victory came, forever making heroes weep until their robes are soaked.