[Explanation] On January 10th, the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar, in the hometown of the Northern Song Dynasty writers Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe, the Sansu Temple in Meishan, Sichuan, held the annual "Shousu Meeting" to commemorate the 986th anniversary of Su Shi's birth.

And on January 8 this year, many netizens were celebrating Su Shi's 986th birthday.

Dai Lu, deputy secretary-general of the China Su Shi Research Society, introduced that Su Shi was born in a family of poets and rituals in Meishan on the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty. January 8 is Su Shi’s birthday in the solar calendar, but because there was no solar calendar in ancient times, it has always It is according to the lunar calendar, that is, the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is Su Shi's birthday.

　　[Concurrent] Dai Lu, Deputy Secretary-General of China Su Shi Research Society

　　When Dongpo was alive, someone celebrated his birthday when he was in Huangzhou, and the custom has continued since then.

In ancient times, there was no controversy, and it was the time period of the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Judging from the poetry harmony between Su Shi and Su Zhe, Su Zhe once also congratulated Dongpo on his birthday, and Dongpo himself wrote birthday poems.

So there was no controversy in their time, and they were all commemorated on the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Including the later Qing Dynasty, people in the Qing Dynasty held the "Shou Su Hui" at this time, on the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

　　[Explanation] At the "Shousu Meeting" held at Sansu Temple that day, the people who came to celebrate Su Shi's birthday lined up outside the Sansu Temple's Food Hall, bowed with chrysanthemums in their hands, and then entered the Food Hall to offer flowers.

　　[Concurrent] Li Yao, a citizen of Meishan

　　Today, I took my children to Sansu Temple to participate in the "Shousu Club", so that the children can understand Su Dongpo and inherit Dongpo culture.

We locals will also eat birthday noodles together in the morning, and we will take our children to make Dongpo elbows together at noon to commemorate Su Dongpo.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that the "Shou Su Hui" is a traditional event to commemorate Su Dongpo, and it is also an elegant collection of literati that has been passed down for more than 900 years.

From the Song Dynasty to the present, every time Su Shi was born, "Dongpo fans" in many places would hold "Shou Su Hui".

　　[Concurrent] Zheng Xiaoli, commentator of Sansu Temple

　　The Sansu Temple was converted into a temple in the Yuan Dynasty, and began to offer sacrifices to the "Sansu".

Every year on Su Dongpo’s birthday, we hold a “Shou Su Club” with different activities, such as dam banquets, writing Spring Festival couplets, extending “Fu” and “Shou” and so on.

In fact, when Su Dongpo is mentioned, we all think that he is a great writer. In fact, Su Dongpo has been around for nearly a thousand years, and there are so many people who like him. Is it just some of his literary achievements?

Actually not, there is also his attitude towards life, which is optimistic and open-minded. No matter what kind of environment he is in in his life, he still maintains his love for life.

　　Chen Xuanbin reports from Meishan, Sichuan

Responsible editor: [Wang Yu]