Wang Gu Flows: The Great Man (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Long Yin
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The Great Scholar Su Dongpo of the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization completed The Easy Transmission of the Book of Changes in his later years and sighed while reading the book: "It seems that there will be no more true friends in this world today, but I believe that in the future, there will be gentlemen who can fully interpret my heart's melody." His younger brother Su Zhe had these words inscribed on his brother's tombstone. For decades, I have been studying Su Dongpo's poems, prose, and essays, pondering The Easy Transmission of the Book of Changes, tracing his footsteps, and attempting to relive his experiences. Su Dongpo: The Flow of Eternity is both my most proud literary creation and my most outstanding research achievement.
The author, Long Yin, who worked in the modern "Hanlin Academy" and "Zhongshu Sheng" for many years, says, "My Su Dongpo's Song and Gaze captures the essence of Su Dongpo; Long Yin's Su Dongpo: The Flow of Eternity comprehensively, authentically, and vividly recreates Su Dongpo's state of life." After reading this book, the renowned Chinese painting master Chi happily took up his brush to write the book's title and generously provided his classic painting as the cover.
Su Dongpo: The Great Scholar of the 5,000-Year History of Chinese Civilization—He was originally a problem child, and this book reveals the mystery of his upbringing for the first time;
Su Dongpo: An Independent and Free-Loving Marital Pioneer Nine Centuries Ago—His love stories with four women are all poems of poignant sorrow;
Su Dongpo: A Rare "Literary Knight" in Chinese History—Served as the governor of seven famous prefectures, alleviating countless hardships and sorrows for the poor;
Su Dongpo: An Uncooperative Figure with the Most Rich and Turbulent Experiences—An opponent of Wang Anshi, a sworn enemy of Neo-Confucianism, and a thorn in the side of Sima Guang;
Su Dongpo: A Liberal Who Saw Through the True Meaning of Life—Imprisoned, exiled, slandered, and monitored, yet he always sang songs of joy;
Su Dongpo: A Master of the I Ching, a Thinker, and a Master of Dialectics—His philosophy of life and way of thinking remain incompletely understood by others to this day;
Su Dongpo: A Master of Prose, a Great Poet, a Leader of Lyric Poetry, and a Skilled Calligrapher and Painter—This book also reveals that he was a great thinker and a humorist novelist;
Su Dongpo: The East River Flows On, Waves Wash Away the Great Figures of Ages—Only his spirit, his poems, prose, and essays, and his legends and anecdotes remain passed down in the mouths of the people, in the works of scholars, and in the treasuries of his political opponents.