Keywords
Calligraphy and painting
The Cold Food Observance
The Complete Works of Su Dongpo: An Account of Paintings at Jingyin Temple
Xiaoxiang Bamboo and Stone Map
Submitted : 2025-07-01
Accepted : 2025-07-16
Published : 2025-07-31
Abstract
Su Shi can be described as a true genius of his time. Whether in poetry, lyrics, songs, fu, or in life itself, his charismatic personality and rare optimism make him a once-in-a-century talent. This paper takes Su Shi’s poems as a guiding thread and explores the conceptual spirit and practical significance reflected in four works: The Cold Food Observance, The Complete Works of Su Dongpo: An Account of Paintings at Jingyin Temple, and Xiaoxiang Bamboo and Stone Map, analyzing them from an artistic perspective. It strives to reveal the profound humanistic sentiments Su Shi evoked in the vast, ever-changing world, as well as the pure and exquisite poetic and pictorial beauty he bestowed upon it.
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