 However , as Hung notes , he " is the only Chinese poet whose influence grew with time " , and his works began to increase in popularity in the ninth century . Early positive comments came from Bai Juyi , who praised the moral sentiments of some of Du Fu 's works ( although he found these in only a small fraction of the poems ) , and from Han Yu , who wrote a piece defending Du Fu and Li Bai on aesthetic grounds from attacks made against them . Both these writers showed the influence of Du Fu in their own poetic work . By the beginning of the 10th century , Wei Zhuang constructed the first replica of his thatched cottage in Sichuan . 
 However , as Hung <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>notes</mark></a> , he " <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>the only Chinese poet whose influence grew with time " , and his works began to increase in popularity in the ninth century . Early positive comments came from Bai Juyi , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>praised the moral sentiments of some of Du Fu <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>works ( although he found these in only a small fraction of the poems ) , and from Han Yu , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>wrote a piece defending Du Fu and Li Bai on aesthetic grounds from attacks made against them . Both these writers showed the influence of Du Fu in their own poetic work . By the beginning of the 10th century , Wei Zhuang constructed the first replica of his thatched cottage in Sichuan . 
However , as Hung note , he " the only Chinese poet whose influence grew with time " , and his works began to increase in popularity in the ninth century . Early positive comments came from Bai Juyi , praised da moral sentiments of sum of Du Fu  works ( although he found these in only a small fraction of the poems ) , and from Han Yu , wrote a piece defending Du Fu and Li Bai on aesthetic grounds from attacks made against them . Both these writers showed tdainfluence of Du Fu in their own poetic wrk . By the beginning of the 10th century , Wei Zhuang constructed the first replica of his thatched cottage in Sichuan .