Su Dongpo is Su Shi.

Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, also known as "Dongpo Jushi", was a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Meizhou, Sichuan). He was a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Song Dynasty. Home. He, his father Su Xun, and his younger brother Su Zhe are both famous literary figures, and are known as the "Three Sus" in the world; they are as famous as the "Three Cao Fathers and Sons" (Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhi) in the late Han Dynasty.

Jiayou was a Jinshi and served as a judge in Fengxiang Mansion, advocating the reform of bad government. Shenzong opposed the reform at the time, but during his tenure in Mizhou and Xuzhou, he fought floods and exterminated locusts, helped the poor and rescued orphans, and made many political achievements. Later, he was demoted to Huangzhou for "slandering the imperial court". Zhezong was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy at that time and went out to know the four states of Hangzhou, Ying, Yang and Ding. Huizong was pardoned and summoned back for the first time. Poems, lyrics and prose all represent the highest achievements of Northern Song literature.

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Anecdotes and Allusions - Gourmet Master

Su Shi himself was a gourmet, and there are many records of Su Shi's invention of gourmet food in the Song Dynasty Notes novels. When Su Shi learned about Hangzhou, in May and June of the fifth year of Yuanyou, there was heavy rain in western Zhejiang and Taihu Lake flooded. Su Shi directed the dredging of the West Lake and the construction of Su Di. The people of Hangzhou thanked him.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone would carry pigs and wine to pay him New Year greetings. Su Shi instructed his family to cut the pork into cubes, cook it until red and crispy, and then distribute it to everyone. This is the origin of Dongpo Pork.

"Old News of Quwei" also records: Su Dongpo discussed the food order with the guest, and took a piece of paper to show the guest: "Rolled steamed Tongzhou lamb, stuffed with apricot cheese fragrant stems, steamed goose is recommended After a while, the Wuxing cooks cooked Songjiang turtles. When they were full, they cooked tea in the Jade Curtain Spring of Lushan Mountain. After a while, they took off their clothes and lay on their backs, and asked people to recite Mr. Dongpo's "Red Cliff Front and Back Ode", which was enough to make people smile.

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