Su Dongpo was a writer and poet born in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was also an outstanding painter and gourmet. His real name was Su Shi because when he was an official in Huanggang, Hubei, He cultivated a piece of sloping land in the east of the city, so he was called Dongpo Layman. The world also called him Su Dongpo.

We all know that the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese literature, so the title of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties was born. The most famous among the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties are Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Wang Anshi and others. Among them, Su Shi was the most influential writer in the Song Dynasty. Su Shi was also called Su Dongpo because he once reclaimed a piece of slope land in Huanggang, and this place was located in the east of the market, so he was named Su Shi. Named Dongpo layman.

Su Dongpo was also a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty. He made great achievements in poetry, prose, chess, calligraphy and painting. Su Shi's poetry style also has his own personality, and he generally likes to use exaggerated metaphors. In addition to writing poetry, Su Dongpo was also good at painting, especially ink painting, painting celebrities, and bamboo. These were Su Dongpo's strengths. During the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo also went to many places across the country as an official, such as Xuzhou, Hangzhou, and Huangzhou ( Su Shi served in several places including today's Huanggang, Hubei Province.

At the same time, Su Dongpo was also a gourmet. In today's Hangzhou, there is a dish called Dongpo Pork. This dish is said to have been invented by Su Dongpo. When Su Dongpo was working in Hangzhou, he helped the people a lot. It was Su Dongpo's contribution to the construction of Su Di and the dredging of the West Lake. Therefore, the common people sent pork to Su Dongpo's home. After Su Dongpo braised the pork, it became the current Dongpo Pork. It can be seen that Su Dongpo still had a great influence on future generations. There are also some historical monuments commemorating Su Dongpo in many places.