Wives and concubines:
Wang Fu, Su Shi's wife, married Su Shi when he was 19 years old when he was 16 years old. He died of illness eleven years after their marriage. Su Shi once wrote "Jiangcheng" Zi·Yimao recorded a dream on the night of the 20th day of the first lunar month in memory of his deceased wife.
Wang Runzhi, Su Shi's wife, Wang Fu's cousin, married Su Shi three years after Wang Fu's death. Su Shi died when he was fifty-eight.
Chao Chaoyun, Su Shi's concubine, was originally a singing girl. Accompany Su Shi through the difficult years of his official career.
Children:
Su Mai, born to his wife Wang Fu.
Su Yan was born to his wife Wang Runzhi.
Su Guo was born to his wife Wang Runzhi.
Su Dun was born to his concubine Chaoyun. He died before he was one year old.
Su Shi (1037-1101), a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. The courtesy name is Zizhan, also the courtesy name is Hezhong, and his alias is Dongpoju
Shi. Han nationality, from Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan). Together with his father Su Xun and his younger brother Su Zhe, they are collectively known as San Su. He is an all-rounder in literature and art. His writing is unbridled, clear and fluent. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called Ou Su, and he is one of the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. His poems are fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and has a unique style in artistic expression. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is called Su Huang. He was a bold and unrestrained school and had great influence on future generations. Together with Xin Qiji, he was called Su Xin. He was good at calligraphy in running script and regular script. He was able to create his own ideas. His brushwork was rich and ups and downs, and he had an innocent taste. Together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he was called the Fourth Song Dynasty. He is a scholar of painting and literature, he likes to paint dead trees and strange rocks, and he advocates spiritual resemblance in painting. His poems include "Seven Collections of Dongpo" and his poems include "Dongpo Yuefu".