Apart from the material trappings of Song-dynasty life, from Su Shi's calligraphy The Cold Food Observance we can gain a deeper appreciation of the emotions of a scholar-official who although banished to an impoverished and difficult existence in exile, was nonetheless able to take setbacks in his stride and retain a calm, confident and tolerant outlook on life.
除了實際的生活器物，從東坡先生的《寒食帖》中，更可深一層感受到，宋代文人即使面對流放顛沛的艱苦生活，依然能在生活中坦蕩自在的開闊胸襟。