杜甫被中国人民尊为“诗圣”,在中国文学史及世界文学史上享有崇高地位。可是 ,关于杜甫之死的时间、地点 ,千年以来 ,没有定论 ,生卒年也成了问题。从过去记载看 ,说法也极不一致。《辞源》（合订本）说 :“病没于衡阳至耒阳的湘江旅途中”。《辞海》（缩印本）说 :“病死湘江 Du Fu is revered by the Chinese people as a “poem,” enjoying a high status in the history of Chinese literature and world literature. However, on Du Fu’s death time, place, thousands of years, there is no conclusion, birth and death has become a problem. From the past record, the argument is also very inconsistent. “Ci Yuan” (combined edition) said: “The disease was not in Hengyang to Xingyang Xiangjiang journey.” “Cihai” (printed copy) said: "died Xiangjiang River