Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as "Dongpo Jushi", and the world called him "Su Dongpo". He is known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province), and his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Character's biography:

In October of the fourth year of Jiayou's reign (1059), he returned to Beijing after the mourning period. In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign (1061), Su Shi took the high school examination, which is commonly known as the "three-year Beijing inspection". He entered the third class and became the "No. 1 in a century". He was awarded the title of judge of Dali and Fengxiang Mansion. ?

In the fourth year of Xining (1071), Su Shi wrote a letter discussing the shortcomings of the new law. Wang Anshi was very angry, so he asked Xie Jing, the censor, to state Su Shi's faults in front of Shenzong. Su Shi then requested to serve in Beijing and was awarded the title of Tongpan of Hangzhou.

In the autumn of the seventh year of Xining (1074), Su Shi was transferred to Mizhou (Zhucheng in Shandong) as magistrate. From April of the tenth year of Xining (1077) to March of the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he served as magistrate of Xuzhou. In April of the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), he was transferred to the magistrate of Huzhou. When he was in office at the local level, he innovated and eliminated abuses, made laws and regulations more convenient for the people, and had considerable political achievements.

On July 28, Su Shi, who had only been in office for three months, was arrested by officials from Yushitai and sent to the capital. Dozens of people were implicated. This is the famous "Wutai Poetry Case" in the Northern Song Dynasty

In the fourth year of Yuanyou (1089), Su Shi was appointed as the bachelor of Longtuge and knew Hangzhou.

After Song Huizong came to the throne, Su Shi was successively transferred to Lianzhou resettlement, Shuzhou Tuanlian deputy envoy, and Yongzhou resettlement. In April of the third year of Yuanfu (1100), the imperial court issued an amnesty and Su Shi was reinstated as Chaofeng Lang.

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Character achievements

In order to make the aesthetic taste of poetry truly keep pace with poetry, Su Shi also put forward the idea that poetry must "be of the same family" Creative ideas. The theory of "we are one family" here is put forward in view of the "flavor" that is different from Liu Yong's poetry. Its connotations include: pursuing a magnificent style and broad artistic conception, the quality of poetry should be consistent with the character of the lyrics, and the lyrics should be consistent with the character of the person. It should be like writing poetry to express one's true temperament and unique life feelings.

Su Shi’s views on society and thoughts on life are unabashedly expressed in his literary works, among which poetry is the most vivid and heartfelt. Among more than 2,700 Su poems, the themes of intervening in social reality and thinking about life are very prominent.

Su Shi was good at painting ink and bamboo, and valued spiritual resemblance in painting. He advocated that there is emotion outside the painting, and the painting should have sustenance. He opposed resemblance in form and the constraints of procedures. He advocated "the originality of poetry and painting, the craftsmanship and freshness", and He clearly put forward the concept of "literati painting" and laid a certain theoretical foundation for the future development of "literati painting". His works include "Scroll of Ancient Trees and Strange Rocks", "Scroll of Bamboo and Stone in Xiaoxiang", etc.

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