As a daily habit and a unique way of living,reading continued throughout Su Shi's life.His reading content included classics,historical books,Zhuzi(诸子;"the philosophers"),collections of article and poetry,Buddhist and Daoist Scriptures,etc.He left a large number of distinctive poems which were created based on his reading.These poems reflected the his unique reading approaches.Su Shi had a clear understanding on the role and significance of reading,and he was especially good at internalizing what he learned from reading into his own cognition of society and life.With the help of reading,he gradually formed a rich,joyful,elegant and generous spiritual world.