江南逢李龟年（唐 • 杜甫） 岐王宅里寻常见， 崔九堂前几度闻。 正是江南好风景， 落花时节又逢君。

Coming Across a Disfavored Court Musician on the Southern Shore of the Yangtze River How oft in princely mansions did we meet! As oft in lordly halls I heard you sing. Now the Southern scenery is most sweet， But I meet you again in parting spring. （Translated by Xu Yuanchong）

The years between 713 and 741 were the best time of the Tang Dynasty.Emperor Xuanzong ruled during this time.The economy （经济） was developing fast，and so were literature and the arts.
    But later came the An Shi Rebellion （安史之乱，755-763）.The Tang Dynasty started to decline.This influenced the lives of many people，including poet Du Fu and palace musician Li Guinian.
    During the rebellion，the unhappiness was the making of Du Fu as a poet.Eva Shan Chou has written that， "What he saw around him — the lives of his family，neighbors，and strangers — what he heard，and what he hoped for or feared from the progress of different kinds of campaign — these became the lasting themes of his poems".
    This poem was written in 770，the last year of Du's life.While writing about meeting his friend Li，Du looked back at the last 40 years of his life，as well as of the country's history.
    Du and Li first met at a party held by a royal （皇族的） member in the capital city of Chang'an.They were young and talented，and were often invited to these kinds of parties.The first two lines of Du's poem describe the colorful social life of the Tang Dynasty.
    But because of the An Shi Rebellion，Li had to leave Chang'an and performed in the streets to make money.Du also traveled around the country.By the time the two met again 40 years later，they had both experienced hard times.The last two lines show how deeply the poet missed the good old days and how helpless he felt about his fate （命运）.
（1）Why were the years between 713 and 741 the best time of the Tang Dynasty？

Because its economy，literature and the arts were developing fast.

Because its economy，literature and the arts were developing fast.

（2）Was Li Guinian a poet or a palace musician？

A palace musician.

A palace musician.

（3）What made Du Fu a poet？

The unhappiness during the rebelion.

The unhappiness during the rebelion.

（4）How did Li Guinian make a living after An Shi Rebellion？

By performing in the streets./He performed in the streets to make money.

By performing in the streets./He performed in the streets to make money.

（5）What feelings did Du Fu mainly want to express in this poem？

How deeply the poet missed the good old days and how helpless he felt about his fate.

How deeply the poet missed the good old days and how helpless he felt about his fate.