"The mention of Su Tungpo always elicits an affectionate and warm admiring smile in China."
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Lin Yutang, The Gay Genius (1947), p. vii
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Su Shi
Su Shi (苏轼; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), also known as Su Dongpo, was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and a statesman of the Song dynasty.
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