There are still debates about how Du Fu died. One of them is that Du Fu died of alcohol and meat.

Du Fu took a boat to go to his relatives. Unexpectedly, when he passed a place, he suddenly encountered heavy rain and the water rose sharply.

Du Fu's boat was also trapped on the river, unable to walk.

After being sleepy for more than ten days, Du Fu couldn't stand it anymore and hadn't eaten for several days.

It happened that the county magistrate knew about this at this time. Du Fu, a great poet, could not have a big incident in a small county like mine, so he immediately launched a rescue operation.

First, he rescued Du Fu from the flood, and then sent someone to bring him fragrant roast beef and a jar of white wine to the hungry man.

It is estimated that the county magistrate knew something about Du Fu's diet, so he was able to adapt to his preferences. Eating meat and drinking wine was indeed Du Fu's hobby in life.

Facing such delicious food, the hungry Du Fu didn't care about his personal dignity.

After eating and drinking too much, Du Fu never got up that night.

Modern medicine believes that being hungry for a long time and overeating can easily lead to acute pancreatitis, and severe cases can lead to death. From this, it can be inferred that Du Fu died of pancreatitis.

There is another theory that Du Fu was poisoned because the county magistrate gave Du Fu a lot of beef. Du Fu did not eat it all at once, and it was not well refrigerated this summer and was easy to rot.

Rotten beef is poisonous, and the poison is most severe after 24 hours. It can paralyze the nerves, worsen the heart, and lead to death.

Du Fu got the beef but did not finish it completely, so Du Fu died from eating poisoned beef. Therefore, it has long been the mainstream theory that Du Fu died of good wine and delicacies.

There is another theory that appears in the old and new Tang books, which believes that Du Fu died of illness.

Because Du Fu suffered from severe diabetes during his lifetime, however, these are just speculations and there is no conclusive evidence.