The Thatched Cottage of Du Fu is located at the side of the Flower Bathing Brook on the western outskirts of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. During his stay of nearly four years, he composed more than 240 poems reflecting upon the misery of the people. The museum which covers 20 hectares is a beautiful traditional Chinese-style garden hailed as the sacred land of Chinese literature. (By Yao Lan, Zhang Shunhua and Han Feixue)