唐代是中国在农耕时代里最繁荣、富裕的朝代。然而,由于缺少分工合作、商业贸易,即使在富裕的唐代,大多数的普通人仍然过着贫困的生活,社会稍有动荡,立即就有大面积的人口陷入饥饿、破产。大诗人杜甫生活于唐朝由盛转衰的年代,尽管才高八斗、天下闻名,但杜甫大多数的时候都过得很贫穷。杜甫的生命中也许有一半时间在跟饥饿、贫困打交道,他的一个儿子,不幸死于饥饿,他本人逝世的原因,多少也和饥饿有关。 The Tang Dynasty was China’s most prosperous and affluent dynasty in the farming era. However, owing to the lack of division of labor and commercial trade, most ordinary people lived a poor life even in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the society was in turmoil. Immediately, a large area of ​​population became hungry and bankrupt. The great poet Du Fu lived in the era of decline and prosperity of the Tang dynasty. Although he was famous and world famous, Du Fu lived very poorly most of the time. Du Fu’s life may have half the time dealing with hunger and poverty. One of his sons, unfortunately, died of starvation. The reason for his death is also related to hunger.