Legend of Su Dongpo

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: The Legend of Su Dongpo

Applicant: Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Project No.: 1043

Project No.: i-99

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Zhejiang Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Protection unit: Hangzhou celebrity Memorial

Introduction to the legend of Su Dongpo

Applicant: Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province

The legend of Su Dongpo is a group of legends about Su Dongpo. Su Dongpo is a glorious figure in history. Many legends about him have been spread among the people before he died. Some of them were recorded in ancient books in the song and Yuan Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The legend of Su Dongpo is widely spread. In the general survey and editing of China folktales integration, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hebei, Shandong, Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Guangdong, Hainan and other provinces have included. Among them, Su Dongpo's legends in Hangzhou are the most numerous and the most outstanding. Su Dongpo once served as an official in Hangzhou twice, the first as a general judge, and the second as a magistrate. It took five years in total, leaving a large number of legends here. Only "the legend of Su Dongpo in Hangzhou" edited by Dong Xiaochang contains 56 legends of Su Dongpo that are still circulating in the contemporary era.

The legends of Su Dongpo can be roughly divided into three categories: one is about his love for the people and his ability to put himself in the people's shoes to help them solve their worries and difficulties; the other is about his talent, saying that his eloquence and quick thinking leave a series of good stories; the other is often associated with local customs.

The legend of Su Dongpo was paid attention to by literati earlier, and was recorded in literati's notes and became an important subject of popular literature and art. The literary works based on the legend of Su Dongpo are magnificent and varied. The drama, folk art, film and television and other literary works adapted from the legend of Su Dongpo are also loved by people. At the same time, as a unique cultural phenomenon, the legend of Su Dongpo is deeply engraved in the hearts of the people. The legend of Su Dongpo has been closely integrated with the local culture of Hangzhou (including the culture of other places where he once lived), and has become an integral part of the cultural tradition. With the rapid progress of modernization, this kind of legend is declining, showing signs of endangerment, which is in urgent need of rescue and protection.