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Presented here is a collection of essays written by Su Shi (1037‒1101), also known as Su Dongpo, a famous Song dynasty writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman. Along with his poetry, Su’s other extant writings, including his travel literature, are also of great value. At the age of 19, he passed the highest-level civil service examinations and attained the jin shi degree. During the next 20 years, he held a variety of government positions, most notably in Hangzhou, where he was responsible for constructing a pedestrian ...