Jan. 8: Su Dongpo, Chinese poet

BORN JANUARY 8:

Su Dongpo (1037-1101), also called Su Shi, major Chinese poet; around 2,700 poems, including "Chibifu" ("The Red Cliffs"); "Nian Nu Jiao: Chibi Huai Gu" ("Remembering Chibi"); and "Shui diao ge tou" ("Remembering Su Zhe on the Mid-Autumn Festival"). One of "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song."

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