Outstanding female writers in ancient China:
There have been many outstanding female writers in Chinese history. The most typical representatives are:
1. Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao (March 13, 1084 - May 12, 1155), a female poet in the Song Dynasty (at the turn of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty), named Yi'an Jushi, was born in Zhangqiu, Jinan, Shandong Province. A representative of the Wanyue Ci School, she is known as "the most talented woman of all time".
The main works include "Collected Works of Yi An", "Yi An's Ci" and other works, but they have not been published for a long time. The existing poetry collections were compiled by later generations, including 1 volume of "Shu Yu Ci" and 5 volumes of "Shu Yu Collection". His representative works include "Slow Voice", "One Cut Plum", "Like a Dream", "Drunken Flower Yin", "Wuling Spring", "Summer Quatrains", etc.
2. Cai Wenji
Cai Wenji (about 174 years to about 239 years) was named Yan. Her original name was Zhaoji. In the Jin Dynasty, she avoided Sima Zhao's taboo and changed her name to Wenji. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Liuyu (now Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan Province), the daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was a famous talented woman and writer in Chinese history. She was good at astronomy, mathematics, and science. She was both knowledgeable and literary, good at poetry, and good at eloquence and music. His representative works include "Eighteen Beats of Hujia", "Poems of Sorrow and Indignation", etc.
3. Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao (about 45 years? - about 117 years?), a Ji, named Huiban. Han nationality, from Fufeng Anling (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi). A historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Biao'er, the sister of Ban Gu and Ban Chao, was erudite and talented. She married Cao Shou of the same county and was widowed at an early age. His brother Ban Gu wrote the "Book of Han", and the manuscripts of the Eight Tables and "Tianwen Zhi" were scattered and he died unfinished. Ban Zhao inherited the legacy and independently completed the seventh table "Hundred Officials and Officials Table" and the sixth table "Tianwen Zhi", "Han" The book was completed. The emperor called him into the palace and ordered the queen to teach him, and he was named Cao Jia (gū). He is good at poetry and odes, and wrote "Ode to the Eastern Expedition" and "Nv's Commandments". Ban Zhao is China's first female historian.
4. Shangguan Wan'er
Shangguan Wan'er (664 AD - July 21, 710 AD), also known as Shangguan Zhaorong, was a female official, poet and imperial concubine in the Tang Dynasty . A native of Shaanxian County, Shaanzhou (now part of Sanmenxia, ??Henan Province), she was the granddaughter of Shangguanyi. After Shangguanyi was convicted and killed, she was married to her mother Zheng and became a maid in the inner court. At the age of fourteen, Wu Zetian put her in a position of great importance because of her intelligence and good writing. She was in charge of the palace for many years and was known as the "Women Prime Minister". During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, she was granted the title of Zhaorong, became more powerful, and had a prominent position in the political and literary circles. From then on, as an imperial concubine, she was in charge of the government decrees of the inner court and the outer court. He once proposed to expand the library and add more bachelors. During this period, he presided over Fengya and commented on the world's poetry on behalf of the court. At that time, many poets gathered in his sect, and "The Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" collected thirty-two of his poems.
5. Xue Tao
Xue Tao (about 768-832), a female poet in the Tang Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Hongdu. A native of Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province). Xue Tao's father, Xue Yun, entered Shu as an official. After his death, his wife and daughter lived in Shu. When he was young, he lived in Chengdu with his father Yun. He was able to write poems at the age of eight or nine. His father died in his early years and his mother was a widow. The two depended on each other and their life was extremely difficult. At the age of sixteen, he fell into the music family. After leaving the music family, he never married. Later he settled in Huanhuaxi. Xue Tao was beautiful in appearance and intelligent in nature. She was able to write poems at the age of 8. She was proficient in music, good at eloquence, and had many talents in poetry and poetry. She became famous and became a famous female poet at that time. The main works include "Farewell to a Friend", "Inscription on the Zhulang Temple", "I was sent to the border to be pregnant with Wei Linggong", "Chiebianlou", etc.
6. Yu Xuanji
Yu Xuanji (844-870 AD), a late Tang poet, was born in the suburbs of Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi) in the second year of Huichang, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty. His first name was Yu Youwei, and his courtesy name was Huilan. Yu's father read poetry and books, but failed to achieve success in his life. He had to devote all his efforts to his only daughter, Yu Youwei, and deliberately trained her. Fifty of his poems are extant, collected in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". There is a volume called "Yu Xuanji Collection". His deeds can be found in "Biography of Talented Scholars of the Tang Dynasty" and other books.