Wang Gu Flows Su Dongpo. Human Gaze (Up and Down)

Author: Long Yin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Splendid Legacy of Su Dongpo is a classic work that will become a masterpiece and endure for all time. This book seamlessly blends exquisite poetry appreciation with an engaging plot, offering a richly open form. Traditional academic cultivation has unexpectedly fostered a "modern style" – truly magnificent and extraordinary! It is an outstanding literary biography where Su Dongpo comes alive, appearing genuine, weary, yet effortlessly at ease. Ninety percent of readers can understand ninety percent of the book, while only nine percent can grasp ninety-nine percent. If you wish to fully appreciate The Splendid Legacy of Su Dongpo, please read Long Yin's edited Su Dongpo's Easy Interpretation of the I Ching.
Su Dongpo: A Great Scholar in Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization – He was originally a troubled youth, and this book reveals the secrets of his upbringing for the first time.
Su Dongpo: An Independent and Free-Loving Pioneer Nine Hundred Years Ago – His love stories with four women are filled with poignant poetry.
Su Dongpo: A Rare "Literary Knight" in Chinese History – Serving as a magistrate in seven famous prefectures, he relieved countless disasters and sufferings for the common people.
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 – Despite being imprisoned, exiled, slandered, and supervised, he always sang joyful songs.
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 Poet, a Leader of Lyric Poetry, and a Skilled Calligrapher and Painter – This book also reveals him as a great thinker and a humorous novelist.
Su Dongpo: The East River Flows On, Waves Wash Away the Great Figures of Ages – Only his spirit, his poetry and prose, and his legends and anecdotes continue to live in the mouths of the people, in the works of scholars, and in the treasured collections of his political rivals.