One of China's most famous poets, who some call the country's Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.

Du Fu (712-770 AD) is regarded by many Chinese as their greatest poet. He was well known in his day, and made friends with other poets such as Li Bai, another famous poet in the Tang dynasty.

Later, during battles in Myanmar, he saw comrades die and lived through months of deprivation and danger that led to him writing of the famous modernist ... to modern Chinese poetry are immense.