Su Shi (January 8, 137—August 24, 111), with the word Zi Zhan and the word He Zhong, was named Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman, and was known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian in the world. Han nationality, a native of Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province), was born in Luancheng, Hebei Province, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou (157), Su Shi became a scholar. Song Shenzong worked in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou and Huzhou. In the third year of Yuanfeng (18), he was demoted as the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Yong ying because of the Wutai Poetry Case.
Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty and made great achievements in poetry, ci, prose, calligraphy and painting. His writing is arbitrary; His poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and healthy, good in exaggeration and metaphor, and unique in style, and he is also called "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian; His words are bold and unconstrained, and he is the representative of bold and unconstrained with Xin Qiji, and he is also called "Su Xin"; His prose writing is rich and unrestrained, and he is also called "Ousu" with Ouyang Xiu, and is one of the "eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties".
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achievements
1. Political character
In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the new party represented by Wang Anshi and the old party headed by Sima Guang were at loggerheads in the court. Su Shi, on the other hand, can speak frankly from the perspective of social security, which reflects the political character of high morality and integrity. His greatest achievement was to dredge and renovate the West Lake during his tenure as a judge in Hangzhou, and to pile up the mud on the spot into a Su Causeway. It not only benefits the people of Hangzhou, but also makes Su Causeway one of the "Ten Scenes of West Lake" to this day.
2. Poetic achievements
Su Shi is a representative of the "unrestrained" poetry in the Song Dynasty. He swept away the graceful and extravagant style of writing since the Five Dynasties, and his works are famous for their outstanding style, broad-minded optimism, sincere feelings and natural style. For example, Fu on the Red Wall, Fu on the Back of the Red Wall, When is the Bright Moon, and river of no return by Nian Nujiao. It is a masterpiece that has been told from generation to generation.
3. Calligraphy attainments
Su Shi was a pioneer of "Shang Yi" calligraphy in the Song Dynasty. His works were calm and profound, yet elegant and unrestrained in simplicity. In particular, his theory of "there is no fixed method for writing, and the emptiness should be widened" has far-reaching influence in calligraphy. Representative works include Cold Food Post, Poem Volume of Li Baixian, Poem Post of Second Debate, Dongwu Post, Zhiping Post and so on.
4. The originator of food
Braised pork is an enduring food invented by Su Shi, and it is also called "Dongpo meat" because the meat he cooks is mellow and beautiful in color, fat but not greasy. When he was exiled to Danzhou, Hainan, he was almost down and out, so he took back the sheep spine abandoned by others, washed it with salt and set it on fire. As a result, it became the famous dish of Dongpo roasted sheep spine. In addition, Dongpo Fish, Dongpo Tile and Dongpo Cake have also been highly praised.
5. Internet is the first language
During his stay in Danzhou, Su Shi wrote nearly 2 letters to his family, including more than 7 letters with "Hehe". No matter what his mood was when he wrote these two words at that time, he was dubbed by today's netizens as a precedent for online hot words. (Don't take it seriously when teasing)
In short, Su Shi is an outstanding representative with far-reaching influence in the history of China, and Wang Anshi once commented on him as: "I don't know if this figure will exist for more than a hundred years."
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Shi.