Knowing someone, or not knowing someone, has nothing to do with whether he is a contemporary or not. The main thing is to know if he has sympathy. In the final analysis, we can only know the people we really know, and we can only fully understand the people we really like. I think I know Su Dongpo completely, because I know him. I know him because I like him.
Brief introduction of Su Shi
Su Shi (1037 ~110/) was born in Meishan, Northern Song Dynasty. He is a famous writer, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties. He is knowledgeable and versatile, and has high attainments in calligraphy, painting, poetry and prose. His calligraphy is called "Song Sijia" with Cai Xiang, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fei; He is good at painting bamboo and strange stones, and also has outstanding opinions on painting theory and calligraphy theory. He is a literary leader after Ouyang Xiu in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his prose is as famous as Ouyang Xiu. Poetry is like the name of Huang Tingjian; His words are magnificent and bold, and his words are graceful and restrained. Known as "Su Xin" with Xin Qiji in the Southern Song Dynasty, * * * is an uninhibited poet.
Jiayou Erwu (1057), a scholar, was appointed as the master book of Fuchang County and the bookmaker of Fengxiang Prefecture, and was called the History Museum. In the second year of Yuanfeng (1079), when Zongshen knew Huzhou, he was appointed as the censor. In the third year, he was demoted to Huangzhou Yong ying ambassador, built a room in Dongpo, and was named Dongpo layman. Later, the money was transferred to the United States. In the first year of Yuan You (1086), Zhezong returned to Korea, where he worked as a calligrapher in China and obtained a bachelor's degree in Hanlin. Know the patent. He was dismissed in nine years and exiled to Huizhou and Danzhou for three years (1 100). He was recalled to the north and died in Changzhou. The existing Complete Works of Dongpo 1 15 volumes.