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Du Chang
Northern Song official and poet styled Zhengfu who reached minister of works; the Qianjia Shi includes his poem on Huaqing Palace.
In the courtyard of a district government hall, a line of petitioners waits before a raised bench with a long table and document boxes; a blue umbrella stands beside it, a large drum stands at the gate where a few people wait, and a lake with sailboats lies beyond.
Also known as Zhengfu
Du Chang, courtesy name Zhengfu, was a Northern Song official and poet. Records list him as commissioner in Yongxing circuit around 1076-77, vice minister of revenue in 1097 and again in 1099-1100, then vice minister and finally minister of works, with other court posts between. His poem on Huaqing Palace, reflecting on its past, appears in the Qianjia Shi and is his best-known work.
Life and times
Dates Dates unknown; active c. 1076-1100