Su Shi introduced:
Su Shi (1037 65438+10.8-165438+August 24) was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province), with Zi Zhan and He Zhong, Dongpo lay man and Tieguan Taoist. A famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. Also known as "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. Also known as "Su Xin" with Xin Qiji. Ou Su, also known as ""with Ouyang Xiu, is one of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties" and one of the "Song Sijia".
Su Shi was influenced by Buddhism and Taoism all his life and showed different thoughts and feelings at different stages of his life. Su Shi suffered a lot in his life, but he was never defeated by fate. Su Shi followed his father to Beijing to take the imperial examination in his early years. He should have won the first place, but due to the misunderstanding of Ouyang Xiu, the examiner at that time, Su Shi only got the second place.
Ouyang Xiu mistakenly thought that this article was written by his student Ceng Gong. In order to avoid suspicion, Su Shi had to take the second place. But this does not prevent Su Shi's literary fame from spreading far and wide and being praised and appreciated by other literati. At that time, Ouyang Xiu commented: "This person can be described as a good reader and a good reader, and his articles will be unique in the world in the future."
Su Shi has made great achievements in prose, poetry and ci fu, and is good at painting and calligraphy. His works include Seven Chapters of Dongpo, Dongpo Yi Zhuan, Dongpo Yuefu, Xiaoxiang Bamboo Stone Atlas, Dead Wood and Strange Stone Atlas, etc. Wang Zongji, a poet in the Song Dynasty, collected his works and compiled them into The Complete Works of Su Wenzhong.