1. Creativity Is Everywhere Su Dongpo was born in a family in the western region of Sichuan province, China, during the Song Dynasty. Su Dongpo experienced official demotion several times during his life and once lived in the wilderness among the wild animals. He was oppressed by Zhang Dun, a prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Jailers abused him. He was falsely accused in the Wutai Poem Case. He barely survived these challenges. The cultural output of Su Dongpo’s era was magnificent, comparable to the grandeur of the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Su Dongpo’s father, Su Xun, and his younger brother, Su Zhe, were both literary masters.