The author of the Northern Song Dynasty's politician, writer, and poem, known as the Half-Mountain Style, is
The poet of the Northern Song Dynasty's statesman and writer, whose poems were known as the "Banshan Style", was Su Shi (1037 - 1101). Su Shi was a famous writer, poet, calligrapher, and painter in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was known as one of the "Four Scholars of Su School". His poems were known for being bold, unrestrained, vigorous, and open-minded. The theme of his works involved politics, economy, culture, nature, and many other aspects. He was especially famous for his lyrical poems that described mountains and rivers and reflected social customs. Su Shi's poems were known as the "Half-Mountain Style" mainly because of the wide range of content and styles of his poems, from the bold and unconstrained "Ode to the Red Cliff" and "Shuidiao Getou" to the delicate and subtle "Jiangcheng Zi: Hunting in Mizhou" and other works.