Su Shi (苏轼) (1037—1101), Chinese, Song Dynasty (960–1279), also known as Su Dongpo, was a polymath of China’s Song Dynasty, excelling in poetry, prose, calligraphy, painting, and gastronomy. A central figure in the Eight Great Prose Masters, his works like Red Cliff Rhapsody fused Daoist transcendence with Confucian humanism. As a calligrapher, his Cold Food Observance Stele epitomized Song spontaneity. Exiled thrice, his writings (e.g., Remembering at Red Cliff) transformed adversity into lyrical resilience, shaping literati identity. His advocacy for wenren hua (scholar-painting) prioritized expressive simplicity over technical virtuosity. Globalized through Lin Yutang’s biography, Su Shi endures as a symbol of intellectual freedom and interdisciplinary genius.