【Writing Classics】 No. 233, writing Su Shi (Song) "Drinking on the Lake after the First Sunny Day and Rain".
original:
The water is bright and sunny, and the mountains are full of rain and rain. If you want to put the West Lake than the West Lake, light makeup is always appropriate.
Commentary:
On a sunny day, the water of the West Lake ripples, and under the sunlight, it is brilliant and beautiful. When it rains, the distant mountains are shrouded in smoke and rain, and they appear from time to time, and the eyes are confused, and this hazy scenery is also very beautiful. If the beautiful West Lake is compared to the beauty of Xi Shi, then light makeup or heavy makeup can always set off her natural beauty and charming charm very well.
About the Author:
Su Shi (8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (字子瞻), Yizi Hezhong (一字和仲), was a Tieguan Daoist and a resident of Dongpo, known as Su Dongpo and Su Xian , of Han ethnicity , a native of Meishan , Meizhou ( present-day Meishan , Sichuan ) , whose ancestral home was Luancheng , Hebei , a Northern Song Dynasty writer , calligrapher , gourmet , painter , and historical water ruler.
In the second year of Jiayou (1057), Su Shijin and the first. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Huzhou. In the third year of YuanFeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of the Huangzhou Regiment because of the "Wutai Poetry Case". After Emperor Zhezong of Song ascended the throne, he served as a Scholar of Hanlin, a Bachelor of Attendants, and a Scholar of The Ministry of Rites, and was known to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou, and other places, and in his later years he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of Song was granted a general amnesty to the north, and died of illness in Changzhou on the way. Emperor Gaozong of Song posthumously gave him the title of Taishi( 太師); during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song, he posthumously posthumously honored "Wen Zhong".
Su Shi was a literary leader in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and achieved great achievements in poetry, words, prose, books, and paintings. The poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and bold, good at using exaggerated metaphors, unique style, and Huang Tingjian and called "Su Huang"; the word is open and bold, and Xin Abandoning Disease is the representative of the haofang faction, and is called "Su Xin"; the prose writing is rich and luxurious, and Ouyang Xiu is called "Ou Su", one of the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties". Su Shishanshu, one of the "Four Houses of the Song Dynasty", is good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange stones, dead wood and so on. Li Zhimin commented: "Su Shi is an all-round artistic giant. ”
His works include "Seven Episodes of Dongpo", "Dongpo Yichuan", "Dongpo Lefu", "Xiaoxiang Bamboo Stone Diagram", "Dead Wood Strange Stone Diagram" and so on.
Participating writers of this issue:
Hao Yi, Chang Fang, Chen Changshui, Cui Mingshan, Dong Pingli, Dongting Laolong, Fan Chaoyang, Liu Guohua, Liu Yangming, Liu Yuesheng, Long Shang Moyan, Menghui Tang Dynasty, Shi Xianzhong, Tan Qiying, Tang Le, Yao Shufang, Yao Yuping, Zan Caichuan, Zou Zhongzhong, Yuan Fu.
