Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture

Kui Prefecture is also known as "Kuizhou Circuit" and "Kuizhou" (Chinese: 夔州; pinyin: Kuízhōu; Wade–Giles: K'uei-chou), or just "Kui": this politically-organized geographic entity was initially established in 619 CE, and was an important area from the beginning and through the end of the Tang dynasty of China, when it was alternatively part of several of the Circuits which made up Tang dynastic era large scale political structural organizations.

Famous poets in this genre include Du Fu, and the main theme of this type of poetry is more-or-less that of the government official who has been exiled and sent to some peerlessly remote area, such as the Xiaoxiang.

The author of "Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture" is Du Fu (Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; 712 – 770), one of the most prominent poets of the Tang poetry practitioners.

Du Fu was displaced from his homeland in the north, and at one point ended up in Kuizhou, where he is presumed to have written "Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture".

During the Song dynasty Du Fu's "Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture" received particular attention, with the poem being subtly alluded to through rhyme-scheme referencing by Su Shi and his circle.