"Inside the Red Gates the Wine and Meat Go to Waste;

question 40

Multiple Choice

"Inside the red gates the wine and meat go to waste; on the roadside lie the bones of men who died from cold...." is an excerpt from a poem that reflects the growing gulf between the upper and lower classes in China. Who wrote this?

• A) Wu Ti
• B) Du Fu
• C) Li Bo
• D) Mao Zedong

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