The CCTV documentary "Su Dongpo" mainly takes his life during his four-year banishment to Huangzhou as the line, observing his life's mental journey, from his character, way of life, life interests, poetry and articles, painting and calligraphy, etc. Starting from various aspects, it interprets Su Shi's life perception, spiritual evolution and artistic sublimation process from multiple levels and angles, as well as his profound impact on traditional Chinese culture. It also invited many scholars, poets and artists at home and abroad to tell Su Dongpo's life stories and works, recreating an image of Su Dongpo with strong personal charm.
Perhaps in our lives, we are more familiar with Su Dongpo's poems, such as "Niannujiao? Chibi Nostalgia", "Ding Fengbo·Don't Listen to the Sound of Beating Leaves in the Forest", etc., which I had to memorize during the college entrance examination ( laugh). And this time through the documentary "Su Dongpo", I found that he has stepped away from the stereotyped character in the book in my mind and became full of life. You are shocked by his talent and infected by his optimism at the same time. …He has an interesting soul that is hard to define.
Lin Yutang once commented on him: "Su Dongpo was a hopeless optimist, a great humanitarian, a friend of the people, a great writer, a great calligrapher, an innovative painter, and an experimenter in winemaking. A writer, an engineer, a hater of Puritanism, a yogi-Buddhist, a great Confucian politician, an emperor's secretary, a drunkard, a kind judge, a political naysayer, and a moonlit night wanderer. , a poet, and a clown, but this is not enough to describe all of Su Dongpo... Su Dongpo has the richness, variety and sense of humor of a multi-faceted genius than other Chinese poets. He has excellent intelligence, but his heart is like an innocent child- - This mixture is equal to what Jesus called the wisdom of the snake plus the gentleness of the dove. "But I have to say that in addition to his poems and articles, what impressed me most was his optimism and food. After he was demoted to After moving to Huangzhou, Hubei, he could not support his family because of his meager salary, so he personally led people to reclaim and cultivate the wasteland, and built a thatched house in the woods of the wasteland. He painted snow scenes on the walls of the house, which was called "Dongpo Snow Hall". ", so he called himself "Dongpo layman". In addition to writing poems and playing chess with others here, he also studied cooking techniques in his spare time and cooked various dishes himself. Even though life is so difficult, he still maintains an extremely optimistic attitude and continues his gourmet life. In his poem "First Arrival in Huangzhou", he wrote, "The Yangtze River surrounds Guo and I know the beauty of the fish, and the mountains with good bamboos feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots." He did not see the slightest trace of sadness at being demoted. He was clearly enjoying the beautiful scenery and tasting delicious food. Good mood. Because pork in Huangzhou is very cheap, he also bought pork, stewed it over slow fire, and then added onions, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings to make the meat extremely delicious. For this reason, he also specially wrote "Ode to Pork": "The good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dirt. The rich will not eat it, and the poor will not know how to cook it. Wash the pan cleanly, use less water, and the firewood will not burn the smoke." Don't rush him until he's done cooking. When the heat is high, he'll be fine. Get up in the morning and make two bowls. Don't worry about it until you're full." He also specially compiled his poems about food into poems, such as "Cooking". "Pork Eating Poem", "Bean Porridge", "Whale Walk" and the famous "Lao Tao Fu". In the article, Su Shi mocked himself as an "old glutton" and jokingly "declared": "I gather the beauty of things to support my old glutton." This suddenly changed his image from an unattainable literary giant in our minds to Transformed into a friend around us, making us feel cordial all of a sudden.
So, every Chinese has a Su Dongpo in their heart. As long as you read Song poetry, you can't get around his "Nian Nujiao·Chibi Nostalgia" and "Jiangchengzi·Ten Years of Life and Death"; as long as you practice calligraphy, you can't get around his "Han Shi Tie"; even if you don't practice calligraphy, you can't read it. Song Ci, as long as you love food, you must know his Dongpo Pork... He is the indefinable Su Dongpo and the brightest pearl in Chinese history.