Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan, Hezhong, and Dongpo Jushi, was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan), China A literary giant of the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".
His poems, lyrics, rhymes, and prose are all of high achievement. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of Chinese literature and art. He is also recognized as the most accomplished person in literature and art in China's thousands of years of history. One of the great ones.
His prose is known as Ou Su together with Ouyang Xiu; his poetry is known as Su Huang with Huang Tingjian, and Su Lu with Lu You; his poetry is known as Su Xin with Xin Qiji; his paintings created the Huzhou School of Painting.
There are more than 3,900 existing poems, and representative works include "Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Mid-Autumn Festival", "Red Cliff Ode", "Nian Nujiao·Chibi Nostalgia", etc.
Name:
Su Shi
Foreign name:
Su shi
Alias:
Su Zizhan, Su Dongpo
Nationality:
Northern Song Dynasty, China
Ethnicity:
Han
Place of birth:
Meishan, Sichuan (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province)
Date of birth:
1037 (the year of Ding Chou) January 8
Date of death:
August 24, 1101 (Xinsi year)
Personal background
Writer , painter, calligrapher
Other information
Representative poems:
"Red Cliff Ode", "Drinking the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake", "Nian Nujiao·Chibi Nostalgic" and " "Huanxisha", "Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Mid-Autumn Festival", etc.
Honors received:
One of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, one of the Three Sus
Main achievements:
Poetry, Ci, Fu, prose, calligraphy, painting
Belief:
Confucianism
Death time:
Died in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1101 at the age of 65
Burial place:
Jiacheng County, Ruzhou (now Jiaxian County, Henan Province)
Words:
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Zizhan, He Zhong
Affiliation:
One of the main representatives of the bold poets
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 August 24, 1101), also named Zizhan, also named Hezhong, nicknamed "Dongpo Jushi", and known as "Su Dongpo" in the world.
Han nationality, a native of the Song Dynasty, from Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan Province, Meishan City in the Northern Song Dynasty), and his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei.
The Northern Song Dynasty essayists, calligraphers, painters, writers, poets, politicians, and poets were the main representatives of the bold and unrestrained poets. At the same time, they were also famous gourmets.
He, his father Su Xun, and his younger brother Su Zhe are collectively known as the "Three Sus" among the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is known as "Ou Su", and with Xin Qiji, he is known as "Su Xin".
Together with Huang Tingjian, he is called "Su Huang", and with Lu You, he is called "Su Lu".
Later generations of literati called him "Po Immortal", "Poetry God", "Ci Sage" and so on.
Su Shi was Su Xun’s second son (Su Xun’s eldest son died in infancy).
In 1057 (the second year of Jiayou), Su Shi, his younger brother Su Zhe, and his father Su Xun were promoted to Jinshi together. His political career included eight years in power and a high position of power.
One of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
He once had a disagreement with Wang Anshi during the establishment of a new law and was dismissed from office.
"Drinking the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake" is an ancient poem describing the West Lake that no one can surpass.
People say: "The three fathers and sons in his family are all great writers." But among the three fathers and sons, Su Shi's achievements are the highest, surpassing Su Xun and Su Zhe.
People in the Qing Dynasty respectfully said: "A father and son, three poets, four great writers through the ages.