Du Fu （712-770），one of （1）

the greatest

the greatest

（great） poets in China，is familiar to most of us.However，Du has remained （2）

largely

largely

（large） unknown in the Western world.
    The BBC's one-hour documentary（紀(jì)錄片） Du Fu：China's Greatest Poet，introduces the great poet to Western audiences.As the first English-language documentary about Du Fu，it compares （3）

him

him

（he） to Dante and Shakespeare.British historian Michael Wood explores the （4）

poet's

poet's

（poet） life in the film.He visits a number of places （5）

to learn

to learn

（learn） about the amazing stories of the poet.
    The documentary explains why Du's works （6）

have been

have been

（be） popular for centuries. "Chinese people pay much attention to （7）

recording

recording

（record） history and Du Fu is better than anyone at reflecting history in his poetry，"said Zeng Xiangbo，（8）

a

a

professor at Renmin University.
    Known （9）

as

as

China's"saint of poetry（詩(shī)圣）"，Du Fu wrote about 1，400 poems that are still with us today.Du Fu's 1，400 poems have been translated into English by Stephen Owen from America.He completed the eight-year-long project in 2016 and published a six-volume book.The book （10）

is expected

is expected

（expect）to help Du's works reach more readers now.