China has a rich history and a long culture. Later generations ranked the top ten talents in Chinese history. Among them are Sima Xiangru, Tang Xianzu, Du Fu, Li Si, etc., but Su Shi ranks first among the top ten talents because his talents and learning can be said to be omnipotent.
We can introduce a few of the top ten talents to highlight and compare why Su Shi's talents can be described as omnipotent. First, let’s introduce Sima Xiangru, the founder of Han Fu. Sima Xiangru was a great writer and politician in the Western Han Dynasty. His representative works include "Zixu Fu", "Feng Qiuhuang", "Adult Fu" and so on. Perhaps these literary works or the emotions he embodies are very unfamiliar to everyone, but the romantic love story between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun is well-known to every household. Just like his love, he also expressed his unique insights in literary creation, especially his aesthetic thoughts. He was also a very accomplished prose writer in the Han Dynasty and made a very significant contribution to the prose works of the Han Dynasty. Then we will introduce the famous poet Du Fu, whose poems have long been well-known to every household. Born in the late Tang Dynasty, he was a great modernist poet and was revered as the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations. He had more than 1,400 poems, which were highly praised among the people, and he was also very skilled in poetry. Because of the age of his birth, most of his poems express the sorrow of the people and express his concern for the country and the people. He was also the founder of New Yuefu Poetry and promoted the development of the New Yuefu Movement in the Tang Dynasty. He also showed very unique creativity in the Five and Seven Rhythms and accumulated a lot of artistic experience, represented by poems such as "Queju" and "Wang Yue".
Other talents also showed unique talents in calligraphy and musical instruments, and were also praised by future generations. But these talents mentioned are all reflected in Su Shi. In his early years, he served as an official in the imperial court, but his official career was very bumpy. Because of his profound knowledge and superb artistic talents in poetry, calligraphy and painting, he was regarded as a very outstanding artist and writer in Chinese history. His comprehensiveness in the field of literature is very rare in the entire world.
In prose, his creations admire nature and get rid of the shackles of the world, just like his bold character. He is known as one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His representative works include "Chibi Fu" and so on. In terms of lyrics, he can be said to be the founder and representative of the "bold school". Speaking of "Shui Tiao Ge Tou", everyone must be able to memorize a few lines. His lyrics are historically known as "Su" along with Xin Qiji. pungent?. In terms of calligraphy, he is very good at writing running script and regular script, even comparable to Huang Tingjian and others. His representative works include "Huangzhou Cold Food Calligraphy", which together with Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" and Yan Zhenqing's "Nephew Sacrifice Manuscript" are known as the "Three Great Running Scripts in the World", which can be said to be another milestone in the history of Chinese calligraphy. In terms of painting, Su Shi also showed extraordinary talent. He was especially good at painting ink bamboo. He was highly praised as "there is painting in the poem, and there is poetry in the painting". His representative works include "Pictures of Ancient Trees and Strange Rocks". Su Shi lived in the Song Dynasty when culture and art were flourishing and talents emerged in large numbers. His environment also promoted his all-round development. Judging from the above, it is not an exaggeration to say that Su Shi is called an all-rounder.