Introduction Su Shi’s (1037-1101) writings on the arts are among the most remarkable in the Song. Su Shi is chatty, humorous, sometimes perverse. His poem “The Hall of Drunken Ink” is to an acquaintance who was adept in “draft cursive” (cao-shu), a free, often unreadable script in which a man of culture was supposed to be able to give expression to an otherwise suppressed extravagance of spirit. 1 Su Shi’s poetries provide the idea of personal social care and concern to the social public. Another text that I chose is “Getting up at Night in a Boat.” 2 The implication of social and political concerns through his beautiful and artist description of daily life inspires the readers to realize the real situation of the society throughout his poetic works. Politics Through Emotions To begin with, some background will help understand why Su Shi paid attention to politics in his poetry. He uses the ridiculing tone to express daily life and reflects the theme of political career through emotions. It is not hard to find his inspiration. He was a government official with frequent business trips, which were quite a common phenomenon for Chinese politicians. 3 It was believed to be the best way to serve the empire, the most important duty. These shifts of posts were accompanied by traveling around famous sites, and later, spiraled into youji , so-called travel records. At the same time, he was at odds with the current political fraction and new laws. Unfortunately, in 1079 Su Shi was imprisoned for his writings where he was mocking at the governmental system and was exiled to a minor post in Huangzhou. During the trial process of Su Shi, the court was analyzing his poems, looking for “slanderous intent.” 4 Even though some references to the government officials sounded evil, some witty lines, irrelevant to the case, were also considered. Since then, he could not sign official documents or speak out on political issues. Su Shi never felt guilt after being exiled. He tried to analyze his crime but admitted that he felt innocent. However, society would not forgive such a claim. On the other hand, exile years worked in favor of Su Shi’s literature. He had enough time to absorb the environment, to reflect, and to finally, write. Consequently, this time was highly productive for his art. This period of Su Shi’s life is also associated with his looking for peace and farmer lifestyle when his actions were devoted to finding harmony and following Buddhism. It affected the style of his work about Mount Lu. It represented a sort of appraisal of his view of the world and his relation to its political and social aspects. 5 However, the form of the poem does not let the reader link it directly to something except nature experience. Nature and True Emotions Su Shi provides the imagery of natural scenery and voice, which displays an extremely beautiful environment to readers, and finally reflects the helpless emotion of bureaucracy. His poetry usually has a simple structure, a witty, but easy style. In some cases, its main particularity is in the multiplicity of interpretations. One will see resentment from the current political system while another will simply admire the poet’s passionate writing. Nevertheless, Su Shi’s