Du Fu was talented.When he was young，he wanted to get a good job in the government.Unfortunately，Du Fu was refused several times.He was in his fifties when he began to serve as a minor official in Chang'an (Xi'an)．Gongbu was his official title and ③probably he was in charge of the local industry. Du Fu soon gave up his minor post and set off with his family to Qinzhou in the Northwest.After a short stay he moved on again and in 759 he arrived in Chengdu.