A Study on the Multi-Sensory Presentation and Contemporary Media Translation of Gastronomic Writing in Su Shi’s Poetry

Guangyao  Huang

doi:10.54691/hd58v325

Authors

Guangyao Huang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/hd58v325

Keywords:

Gastronomic Poetry; Multi-sensory Poetics; Multi-sensory Aesthetics; Transmediation Studies.

Abstract

This paper delves into the culinary depictions within Su Shi’s poetry, exploring how he employs multi-sensory poetic language to construct a unique aesthetic experience. It further analyzes the mechanisms of transmediation regarding this experience within the contemporary media landscape. Su Shi’s integration of visual, gustatory, olfactory, and tactile elements transforms daily dining into a complex imagery that embodies natural aesthetics, philosophical reflection, and emotional depth. Through the interweaving of colors, forms, smells, and textures, his poetry establishes a complete sensory poetic system. Focusing on documentaries, short videos, exhibitions, and cultural products, this study discusses how media reconstruct imagery through audio-visual language, recreate contexts through scenario narratives. Ultimately, successful transmediation lies not in merely reproducing the food itself, but in capturing the aesthetic synesthesia, lifestyle, and spiritual realm conveyed through his gastronomy, based on the internal logic of his sensory poetics. This approach allows classical aesthetics to reintegrate into daily life in ways that resonate with contemporary perception, facilitating the transmission and innovative development of traditional culture.

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