He not only went to Hangzhou for drought, famine and plague, but also wrote Su Shi's "The Governance of the West Lake" in classical Chinese. During his stay in Hangzhou, Su Shi carried out large-scale dredging and renovation of the West Lake and achieved good results.
First of all, Su Shi asked the court to exempt one-third of the rice supplied on this road in Hangzhou to reduce the burden on local people. Then, he mobilized the people to clean up weeds and began to dredge the West Lake with the people. In the process of renovation, Su Shi also instructed people to plant aquatic plants such as water chestnut by the lake, which could not only purify the lake, but also increase farmers' income.
In addition, Su Shi also formulated laws and regulations prohibiting encroachment on the waters of the West Lake and protecting the ecology of the West Lake, which improved the water quality of the West Lake and protected the ecological environment. After Su Shi's renovation, the West Lake has regained its vitality and become a beautiful place in Hangzhou, attracting a large number of literati to watch it.
In a word, Su Shi's governance of the West Lake is a model of China's ancient officials' love for the people, pragmatism and dedication, and his governance measures have had a far-reaching impact on that time and later generations.
Expanding knowledge: Su Shi
Su Shi (1037—11year), with the word Zi Zhan and He Zhong, was named Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo Buddhist, and was called Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Broken Immortal in the world. Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province), Luancheng, Hebei Province, was a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and a historical water control celebrity. The father is Su Xun, the younger brother is Su Zhe, and the father and son are called "Sansu".
Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and made great achievements in poetry, ci, writing, calligraphy and painting. His poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and healthy, good at exaggeration and metaphor, and unique in style. He is also called "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian. His words are bold and unconstrained, and they are both bold and unconstrained representatives with Xin Qiji, and they are called "Su Xin";
His writings are rich and unrestrained, and he is called "Ou Su" with Ouyang Xiu, and "Eight Great Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties" with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong. He is good at calligraphy and is called "Song Sijia" with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang. He is good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange stones and dead wood.