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Su Shi

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Also known as Su Dongpo, Zizhan, Su Shih, Dongpo jushi, zi Zizhan, hao Dongpo jushi, Su Tung-p'o

Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)

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Su Shi (1037–1101) was a male poet, writer, painter, and pharmacist from the Northern Song dynasty. Born in Meishan and deceased in Changzhou, he held the academic degree of jinshi and practiced Confucianism. His courtesy names included 子瞻 and 和仲, while his art names were 东坡居士 and 铁冠道人. He is recognized as one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song.

His literary output includes works such as 蘇氏易傳, 經進東坡文集事略, 蘇文忠公詩集擇粹, 宋大家蘇文忠公文鈔, and 重編東坡先生外集. His writings are preserved in collections at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the National Palace Museum, and the Shanghai Museum. Su Shi was the son of Su Xun and the sibling of Su Zhe.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1037
Died
1101
Works
257

Top works

  • 蘇氏易傳
  • 經進東坡文集事略
  • 蘇文忠公詩集擇粹
  • 宋大家蘇文忠公文鈔
  • 重編東坡先生外集

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
China
Active from
1037
Active to
1101

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8
Total plays
11

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Su
Gender
male
Place of birth
Meishan
Place of death
Changzhou
Father
Su Xun
Sibling
Su Zhe
Occupation
prose writer
Languages spoken
Chinese
Native language
Chinese
Religion
Confucianism
Academic degree
jinshi
Field of work
politics
Image
Su shi.jpg
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Commons category
Su Shi
date of birth
1037-01-08
date of death
1101-08-24
topic's main category
Category:Su Shi
described by source
History of Song
Commons Creator page
Su Shi
art name
東坡居士
courtesy name
和仲
posthumous name
文忠
date of burial or cremation
1101-00-00
place of burial
Jia County
writing language
Chinese
name in kana
そ しょく
name in native language
苏轼
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

Zizhan Chinese子瞻

Dongpo Jushi Traditional Chinese東坡居士 Simplified Chinese东坡居士 Literal meaningEast Slope Householder

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Su Shi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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