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Su Shi

Type Figure Region China Time 1037–1101 Also known as Su Dongpo、Zizhan、Dongpo Jushi

Su Shi (1037–1101), Northern Song writer, painter, calligrapher, and statesman from Meishan, Meizhou;…

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  1. 1037–1056Meishan, Meizhou · MeizhouBorn into a scholarly family in Meizhou, he studied under his father Su Xun and brother Su Zhe, mastering the classics and histories, laying the foundation for his later imperial examination career and literary creation.
  2. 1057–1079Bianjing · BianjingPassed the jinshi examination in the second year of Jiayou, served successively as Fengxiang signatory judge, prefect of Mizhou, Hanlin Academician, and other posts, participated in drafting edicts, grew famous in literary circles, and associated with Ouyang Xiu and others.
  3. 1079–1101Huangzhou · HuangzhouAfter the Crow Terrace Poetry Case he was demoted to Huangzhou, later transferred to Huizhou and Danzhou; his ci works of this period, such as 'Nian Nu Jiao: Reflections on the Red Cliff' and 'Ding Feng Bo', represent the bold ci style, and his poetry, prose, painting, and calligraphy reached their peak.

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