Wang Gu Flows Su Dongpo: Human Gaze (Complete Two Volumes)

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 is a beautifully crafted novel that seamlessly blends exquisite poetry appreciation with an engaging plot, rich in formal openness. Traditional academic cultivation has unexpectedly fostered a "modern style"—truly magnificent and extraordinary! It is an outstanding literary work—biography of Su Dongpo, who comes back to life, very real, very weary, yet also very light. Ninety percent of people can understand ninety percent of this book, while only ninety percent of people can understand 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 talent in the five thousand years of Chinese civilization—originally a troubled youth, this book reveals the secrets of his upbringing for the first time;
Su Dongpo: An independent and free-love advocate nine hundred years ago—his love stories with four women are filled with poignant poetry;
Su Dongpo: A rare "literary knight-errant" in Chinese history—served as the governor of seven famous prefectures, easing countless disasters and sufferings for the common people;
Su Dongpo: An uncooperative figure with the most diverse and turbulent life—opponent of Wang Anshi, enemy of Neo-Confucianism, and thorn in the side of Sima Guang;
Su Dongpo: A liberal who completely understands the truth of life—imprisoned, exiled, slandered, and monitored, yet always singing 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 great poet, a leader of lyric poetry, and a skilled calligrapher and painter—this book also reveals him as a great thinker and humorous novelist;
Su Dongpo: The river flows eastward, waves sweep the past, leaving behind the great figures of ages—only his spirit, his poetry and prose, and his legends and anecdotes linger in the mouths of the people, in the writings of scholars, and in the treasured collections of his political rivals.