Talented women in ancient times
1. Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao lived in the ancient Eastern Han Dynasty and was a native of Fufeng Anling, which is today’s Xianyang. Her brothers are the famous Ban Gu and Ban Chao, but her fame does not belong to her brothers. She not only has outstanding achievements in literature, but also has outstanding contributions in the field of history. The works "Ode to the Eastern Expedition" and "Nv's Commandments" written by her are very famous, and they also have a great teaching effect on future generations. After Ban Gu died before completing the "Book of Han", she took over her brother's task, continued to write the book, and also spread the book. She was called into the palace many times and was the queen and the teacher of the concubines in the harem. Even when her brother Ban Chao repeatedly requested orders to return home in foreign lands in his later years, but failed, she wrote a letter to ask for orders on his behalf, and finally got the emperor's permission.
2. Zhuo Wenjun
Zhuo Wenjun lived in the ancient Western Han Dynasty. Now we know more about her from her famous and ups and downs love story, which remains to this day. It is said to be a good story by people. But in fact, she is also one of the four talented women in ancient times, which shows how extraordinary her talent is. She writes very good poems, including the famous "Baitou Yin", and she is proficient in music and plays the piano very well. She is truly a talented woman with many talents.
3. Cai Wenji
Cai Wenji lived in the late Han Dynasty in ancient times, which was the Three Kingdoms period, and was a native of Yuxian County, Chenliu County, which is now Kaifeng, Henan. She has profound attainments in literature and calligraphy, and she is also proficient in music. The most famous thing about her now is the story of Wen Ji returning to the Han Dynasty, which has been widely circulated. Her works that are now known are two "Poems of Sorrow and Indignation", and her musical attainments resulted in such sad but beautiful melody as "Eighteen Beats of Hujia". Because her father, the famous calligrapher Cai Yong, created the famous eight-point font, she is also very good at this font in calligraphy. When she begged Cao Cao for her husband, she actually memorized all the ancient books she had memorized without any mistakes.