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Dongpo Pantuo Portrait Tablet

This stele was carved in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the "five steles and one bell" that survived the destruction of Meishan San Su Shrine Museum in the late Ming Dynasty due to warfare. It is the most important witness in the history of Meishan San Su Shrine Museum and one of the most important cultural relics. It is now more than 600 years. The tablet consists of a portrait of Dongpo painted by Li Gonglin, a poem inscribed by Su Zhe, a hymn by Huang Tingjian, and a record of the event. Li Gonglin is a good friend of Su Shi and had painted statues of Su Shi many times. Su Shi’s image on the stone tablet is highly fitted with the poem from Su Zhe below, presenting the image of Su Dongpo in the poem, who "sits in the water, wears casual clothes and yellow hats, and turns his head to talk with someone". In addition to depicting the external appearance of Su Shi, Su Zhe's poem also expresses his deep feelings for Su Shi for being a brother and teacher. Huang Tingjian's hymn recalls the life of Su Shi, who rose and fell from Meizhou to Danzhou and spread his fame all over the world, and praises Dongpo's ideal of serving the country and the people and his open and optimistic attitude towards life. He believed that Dongpo with such a broad mind was unique in the world.