On August 10, "Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi" topped the hot search on Weibo, and related topics read more than 280 million, which attracted attention.
One was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and the other was the fastest man in Asia. Su Shi and Su Bingtian collided and had a wonderful chemical reaction.
Jiang Lan, vice chairman of the Sichuan Writers Association and a famous writer, is simultaneously writing three biographies related to Su Shi. After seeing this hot search, he judged that Su Bingtian is a "probable" descendant of Su Shi.
He said with a smile: "Su Shi is a famous person in Chinese history, and Su Bingtian is the fastest Chinese. According to research, the three generations of Su Shi's family have developed sports cells, and Su Shi also loves running. Maybe Asian trapeze people also have genetic inheritance."
Su Bingtian is rumored to be the descendant of Su Shi
This is not the first time Su Bingtian has been rumored to be a descendant of Su Shi.
As early as after the Tokyo Olympics, the Su family's ancestral hall in Guyi Village, Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, in Su Bingtian's hometown, was exposed by netizens. The content of Su Bingtian's introduction above made it clear that he was the twenty-ninth-generation grandson of the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Dongpo and the Southern Song Dynasty general Su Liuyidi. Twenty generation grandchildren.
In the winter of 2021, Su Bingtian returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, which once again attracted attention.
In 2021, writer Jiang Lan signed a contract with the Writers Publishing House to write "The Biography of Su Dongpo" in the "Biography of One Hundred People in China" series, which is expected to be handed over for publication in 2023.
At the same time, he is also preparing to write a biography of Su Dongpo's mother, Mrs. Cheng, and a biography of Su Dongpo suitable for young people to read.
Simultaneously promoting three biographies related to Su Dongpo, he read a large number of historical materials and documents related to it, and planned to visit places of great significance to Su Dongpo one by one.
When it comes to the hot search topic "Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi", Jiang Lan believes that the possibility exists entirely because Su Liuyi is clearly mentioned in the genealogy of the Su clan's ancestral hall.
Su Liuyi, the famous anti-Yuan general in the Southern Song Dynasty, is the eighth-generation grandson of Su Dongpo and the descendant of Su Tan, the eldest son of Su Dongpo and his wife Wang Fu's eldest son Su Mai.
At that time, because of the war, the descendants of Su Liuyi were forced to move south and settled in the Guangdong area, but did not stay in Meishan, Sichuan. "This possibility is very high."
The Su family has motile cells
Jiang Lan's research found that three generations of Su Shi's family love sports and have good physical fitness.
Su Shi's grandfather, Su Xu, had to work in the fields every day.
Su Shi's father, Su Xun, was keen to travel around the rivers and lakes, from the surrounding areas of Sichuan to the wider world. Even when Su Xu died, he was still studying in Jiangxi.
"Walking alone in the rivers and lakes, carrying a coil but not being robbed, can't do without some leg strength and kung fu." Jiang Lan said.
And Su Shi himself loved physical exercise since childhood, and was not a weak scholar.
"Dongpo Yingzhao Collection" records his concept of self-cultivation: "Those who are good at self-cultivation will make them able to relax and work hard, and move them step by step, so that they can adapt to the changes of cold and heat, and then they can be strong and strong, and they can take risks without risking. Injury.” His fitness method is long-distance running. In a letter to his friend Cheng Zhengfu, there is a wonderful self-reported: “Morning revitalization disease must be ten miles away, Qi damage will be slowed down, and Qi will be revitalized. It is smooth and comfortable, and if you do it for a long time, you should know it is wonderful." This means that he would run ten miles every morning when he got up, running until his head and feet were warm and his limbs were comfortable.
In addition, Su Shi started practicing qigong in his teens, and he wrote a poem describing the effect of qigong on nourishing the heart: "Whoever embellishes the clouds and the moon is bright, the sky is full of the sea and the color is clear."
Running in the morning and practicing Qigong in the evening, such exercise habits made him "plant 30,000 pine trees in his hands", and also made him "lighter than horses with bamboo sticks and awns shoes", all of which showed that he had a good physique and exercised. cells developed.
Talking about the sports genes of Su Shi's family and Su Bingtian's sprinting achievements, Jiang Lan said with a smile, this may be a historical metaphor, or it may be the inheritance of genes.
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Welcome "flying people" to visit Meishan
After the hot search of "Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi", some netizens ridiculed that "Su Bingtian may be the last person to know about this".
The cover reporter interviewed a staff member of the "Su Clan Information Platform", and the other party sent a number of reports about the ancestor worship activities held in the Su Clan Ancestral Hall in Guyi Village, Su Bingtian's hometown.
The staff member revealed that he lives in Guangzhou and has visited the ancestral temple of the Su clan in Guyi Village many times, and has had many contacts with the villagers to understand that there has always been a tradition of ancestor worship in the local area.
When asked if Su Bingtian was a descendant of Su Shi, he responded like this: "According to Su Bingtian's hometown, the Su Clan's ancestral temple and its genealogy data in Guyi Village, Zhongshan Guzhen, their Su Clan is descended from Su Dongpo, and of course Su Bingtian too."
In addition, the reporter also interviewed the relevant staff of Sansu Temple in Meishan. The other party admitted that they could not verify whether Su Bingtian was a descendant of Su Shi. "Every tourist surnamed Su or not Su is welcome to visit Sansu Temple. He is a descendant of Su Shi, and he is also welcome to worship his ancestors."
At the same time, the official Weibo "Sichuan Cultural Tourism" of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism issued an invitation to invite Su Bingtian to come to Meishan to play, and wildly recommended "Asian trapeze": The charm of Dongpo lies not only in its rich cultural heritage, but also in its rich cultural heritage. Most of it is its "gluttonous" rivers and lakes.
As for the culture of eating, the area around the former residence of Dongpo can be said to be tasteful and delicious: Dongpo meat, Dongpo fish, Dongpo pancakes, longan cakes, Shui Shao noodles, kimchi banquets... This restaurant is composed of Su Dongpo and gourmet "two" "Driving a carriage" out of Meishan, a small town in Sichuan, is much more delicious than you think!
In Jiang Lan's opinion, it is a good thing that "Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi" has attracted attention and discussion, and he especially appreciates Su Bingtian's low-key, "He is already a celebrity himself, so he didn't use this to exaggerate and market, and he didn't need to hype to increase his attention. , I admire his character very much, and of course I hope that more people will participate in the discussion of the spiritual power that Su Shi left to future generations."
expert's point
Zhou Yukai, President of China Sushi Research Society: Genealogy is valuable, but professional judgment is required
Zhou Yukai, president of the Chinese Society for the Study of Su Shi and an expert on Su Shi studies, said: "Su Shi has many descendants. Among the modern Su surnamed people, there must be some descendants of him, but it is difficult to make an accurate judgment. A modern Su surnamed person needs to make an accurate judgment. Whether one is a descendant of Su Shi is a relatively difficult process. Among them, genealogy has considerable reference value, but not any genealogy can be taken seriously, because genealogy is easy to be missing, and some of them are later recognized by future generations. Especially in the distant ancient times , the people who write the genealogy are often scholars in the village, and there will be more distant people with the same name into the genealogy. It is true and false, and scholars need to make a certain comparison and professional judgment to ensure that there is no fabrication or missing."
Zhou Yukai mentioned that in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, genealogy is more reliable for families that have not moved for generations, but "people like Su Shi left his hometown of Meishan very early, and went to the north, the central plains, and the south again. Even to Hainan Island. Whether his genealogy can continue to the present, or how reliable it is, I personally think it is questionable."
In addition to studying Su Shi, Zhou Yukai is also a research expert on Huang Tingjian.
"Compared to Su Shi, Huang Tingjian's genealogy is more reliable. There is a genealogy in the archives of his hometown. When I researched Huang Tingjian, I found that the genealogy was consistent with some of the contents of Huang Tingjian's collection, so this kind of genealogy is reliable. Some, at least the previous generations are fine. I haven't seen Su Shi's genealogy."
Xie Taofang, a researcher at the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, has long been engaged in the study of Song Dynasty Ci studies, and has been involved in the fields of Dunhuang Studies and Hakka Studies.
He believes that genealogy has considerable value, but also be cautious, because some clues of genealogy will be confused in the long river of history.
"If it is said that a genealogy was compiled in the Qing Dynasty, then there are often vague and inaccurate records of distant ancestors."
Sichuan writer Liu Chuanmei: If the genealogy is true, accurate and complete, it is possible
Liu Chuanmei, a native of Meishan, Sichuan, who wrote "Three Sus", has been interested in reading and exploring "Three Sus" and its works for many years.
Published works such as "Meishan Su Xun" and "Su Xun's New Biography".
Liu Chuanmei said that he saw the news on the Internet that "Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi". "Actually, this is old news. When Su Bingtian achieved good results in sports before, some people said that he was a descendant of Su Shi."
Liu Chuanmei believes that it is possible to judge Su Bingtian as a descendant of Su Shi according to the genealogy, but the premise is that "this genealogy is true, accurate and complete. Su Bingtian is from Zhongshan, Guangdong. The local ancestral halls are generally well maintained. If If the genealogy they rely on is true, accurate and complete, it is more likely." Liu Chuanmei said that the number of descendants of the Su family is relatively large. "The descendants of the Su family have also established the Su Clan Association. Many descendants of the Su clan came to Meishan to recognize their ancestors, including descendants of the Su clan from Guangdong."
Regardless of whether Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Shi or not, both Su Shi and Su Bingtian can shine alone.
Regardless of whether he is on the hot search, or whether Su Bingtian is a descendant of Su Dongpo or not, Su Dongpo is still a great writer of "people fans", and Su Bingtian is still a star on the sports field.