Su Shi's brief introduction and writing background
Su Shi (1037 - 1101), also known as Zizhan, was a writer, painter, cultural critic, politician, and one of the famous Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song in the history of Chinese literature. Su Shi was born in an official family. His grandfather, Su Xun, and his father, Su Zhe, were famous writers and politicians in the Northern Song Dynasty. Su Shi was intelligent and talented since he was young, and was deeply influenced by his father and brother. He began to write literature and became Wen Yanbo's aide in 1055. After that, he served as an official in Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou and other places. During this period, Su Shi created a large number of literary works, such as "Ode to the Red Cliff","Shuidiao Getou·When will the bright moon appear" and so on, and became an important figure in the history of literature. Su Shi's literary style was fresh and natural, mainly lyrical, and his prose was particularly outstanding. He advocated that "articles should contain the truth" and emphasized the value and significance of the article. His literary works and thoughts were deeply loved and respected by later generations. Su Shi's writing background mainly had two aspects: Su Shi's political performance was relatively outstanding. He was relegated and exiled many times, but he did not give up thinking and paying attention to politics and society. His literary works also reflected his concern and criticism of social reality. Su Shi's performance in culture is also very outstanding. He loves art and culture, especially poetry and calligraphy. His poems were bold, unrestrained, and full of emotion. His calligraphy was also famous for running script and cursive script. He was known as one of the "Six Gentlemen of Su School". Su Shi was an outstanding writer and cultural critic in Chinese history. His literary works and thoughts were deeply loved and respected by later generations, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese literature and culture.