Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman. He was known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Po in the world. Xian, Han nationality, was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province). His ancestral home was Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a writer, calligrapher, gourmet and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and a famous figure in water control in history.

In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi became a Jinshi. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case". After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a Hanlin bachelor, a bachelor of attendance, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title of Grand Master; during the period of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title "Wenzhong".

Su Shi was a leader in the literary world in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty. He made high achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting. His writing is bold and unbridled; his poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is called "Su Huang"; his poetry belongs to the bold and unrestrained school, and he and Xin Qiji are both representatives of the bold school, and are also known as "Su Xin"; His prose writings are rich, bold and unrestrained. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called "Ou Su" and is one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties". Su Shi was good at calligraphy and one of the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty"; he was good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange rocks, dead wood, etc. Li Zhimin commented: "Su Shi is a versatile art master."

His works include "Seven Collections of Dongpo", "Dongpo Yi Zhuan", "Dongpo Yuefu", "Xiaoxiang Bamboo and Stone Pictures", "Dry Wood and Strange Stones" "wait.