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Recently, a series of graffiti called “Du Fu is busy” spread across the web like wildfire. The scrawled artwork is a illustration of the poem 《Deng Gao》in the Chinese textbook published by People’s Education Press. This illustration was drawn by Jiang ZhaoHe who was a great master of figure painting.

In this illustration, Du Fu sits up straight on a rock, a wizened face slightly raise, the hat’s lace blows in the wind. But in the “recreation”, Du Fu has become a model. He is scrawled a sniper, a water bearer, a muscle man and so on.Even some hightly difficult role come in flocks, like GaoDa fighter, ShenLong gladiator, Peacock king, captain Jack. All of these graffiti are exquisite masterpieces. There are not any flaws between the body models and the integration of environmental background. Only the deliberateness face in the original drawing doesn’t change.

In fact, some graffiti about Du Fu turn out on BBS many years ago. Only recently has it become prosperous. Maybe people want to commemorate his 1300 years formal birthday. Maybe it is just a fulminic spoof.

It is estimated that there are at least 200 drawings of “Du Fu is busy” now. After looking at each drawing, many netizens say they are “laugh spray” and awakened a train of recollections of their School Days. But another netizens express their disgust to this juggled culture. They contend that we should must be in awe of the heart to the ancients and the traditional culture, can't so more entertaining.

Not matter how, I think spoof is normal, but it also have a certain scale. It is said that too much water drowned the miller.

About Du Fu

Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai, he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. His life, like the whole country, was devastated by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755, and his last 15 years were a time of almost constant unrest.

This article is translated according to http://en.hujiang.com/new/p361626/

Author: Yang Yan

In 2013,it is a very hot day but you can’t see the sun in the sky, anyway, long time no see. I drive to the nearest gas station to put gas in my car. I heard there gas is cheaper. The gas station is clear, no cars or people get in my way. It is so good without queuing.

A oilman asks me:”How much do you want to pay?”

“RMB1000.” I answer without even looking at the oiling machine.

“How far can you drive with so few gas? Simply fill up with it?” the oilman asked dismissive.

“No, thank you! I have to leave the money to buy two kilos of green vegetables.” I answered.

I look up the sky, can't see what color it is.

“It's OK, please wait a moment , I go to take a receipt to you.”

“Don't invoice, thank you!”

For a long while, he says: “Oh,my lady gaga, a private car also dare to refuel?”

Instantly at a smile on my face, I am proud at that moment.

I drive the car away proudly. Because I know this oil is enough to drive the car to the used car market.

The price of petrol is increased, the price of apple is going up, the price of eggs shot up, turnip increase the price, the instant noodles also inflated in price......

However I will be strong enough to survive because the cemetery also increase the price.

At 2 P.M, it's still very hot, I still can't see the sun. I go out of the used car market with a wad of banknotes in my hand.

I think of my children in my heart, they haven't ate a piece of meat, it's time to let them to satisfy an appetite for good food.

It's two o'clock in the afternoon, “It's late, I have to buy half a kilo of meat before seven at night” I say to myself softly.

I walk quickly. Suddenly, I find delightedly that the air doesn't increase the price, but the material inside is increased more.

Translated from 《活着》。