Editing Du Fu (section)

=== Chengdu ===
In December 759, he briefly stayed in Tonggu (modern Gansu). He departed on 24 December for [[Chengdu]] (in [[Sichuan]]),{{Sfn|Hung|1952|p=159}} where he was hosted by local Prefect and fellow poet [[Pei Di]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chang|first=H. C.|title=Chinese Literature II: Nature Poetry|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=1977|isbn=978-0-231-04288-8|location=New York|pages=63}}</ref> Du subsequently based himself in Sichuan for most of the next five years.{{Sfn|Hung|1952|p=''passim''.}} By the autumn of that year he was in financial trouble, and sent poems begging help to various acquaintances. He was relieved by Yan Wu, a friend and former colleague who was appointed governor general at Chengdu. Despite his financial problems, this was one of the happiest and most peaceful periods of his life. Many of Du's poems from this period are peaceful depictions of his life at [[Du Fu Thatched Cottage]].<ref name="ebrey2006"/> In 762, he left the city to escape a rebellion, but he returned in summer 764 when he was appointed an advisor to Yan, who was involved in campaigns against the [[Tibetan Empire]].{{Sfn|Hung|1952|p=208}}