Su Shi
A famous writer, calligrapher, painter, essayist, poet, and lyricist in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Shi was the leader in the literary world of the Northern Song Dynasty after Ouyang Xiu. He enjoyed great reputation among the writers at that time. reputation. Su poetry has broad content and diverse styles, but is mainly bold and romantic, which opened up a new path for the development of Song poetry. Su Shi is a bold and unrestrained poet who has great influence on future generations. Su Shi occupies a special position in the history of Chinese poetry. He has made great achievements in calligraphy and is good at running and regular script. Together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he is known as the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty". Su Shi also had high attainments in painting. He has outstanding views on both calligraphy and painting, and his influence on painting is even more profound. Su Shi achieved pinnacle achievements in poetry, prose, ci, calligraphy, painting, etc. in the Song Dynasty when there were many talents. He is a rare literary and artistic genius in Chinese history.