Abstract
Under the stereotypical impression as a forged publication made by booksellers, the ”Classified Poetry of Dongpo with Hundred Critics' Annotations” (abbr. as ”Hundred Critics' Annotations”) was hardly respected except as a rich collection of documents for hundreds of years. In fact, not only whether the Hundred Critics' Annotations is completely a forged book made by booksellers remains discussible; but as one of the most important annotation books for Dongpo's poetry that survived from Song Dynasty, its historical significance was irreplacable by later works or journal paperss, even if they are more precise or profound than it. Based on the reorganization and classification of the so-called ”the Hundred Annotators' Names” made by Wang Wen-gou, a Ching Dynasty scholar, this article attempts to relate the Hundred Annotators to Wang Shi-pong (who was once identified as the editor of the book), to the Jiangxi poets, and to some of the most important academic and political elites in the transition period of Northern and Southern Song. The study, then, helps to reevaluate the significance of the ”Hundred Critics' Annotations” for the research of Su Shih and cultural history of Song Dynasty, as well as puts forth some valuable propositions for further reseach.