1. Zhuang Jiang: Princess of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period and wife of Duke Zhuang of Wei. It is said that "Yan Yan" in "The Book of Songs" was written by him: "The swallows are flying, and their feathers are missing. The sons are returning, and they are sent far away into the wild. I can't look forward to them, and my tears are like rain." Later generations of poetry critics praised it as "Eternal Farewell" ancestor". Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty believed that Zhuang Jiangze was the first female poet in Chinese history. Zhuang Jiang can be said to be the spokesperson for beauties in the Book of Songs era. "The Book of Songs·Wei Feng·Shuo Ren" describes Zhuang Jiang: "The hands are like catkins, the skin is like gelatin, the collar is like a caterpillar, the teeth are like gourds and rhinoceros, and the head is like a moth's eyebrows. She has a beautiful smile and beautiful eyes. ”
2. Zhuo Wenjun: a famous talented woman in the Western Han Dynasty. She was beautiful, good at playing the piano, and capable of poetry. Her family was wealthy. She is the daughter of Prince Zhuo, who lost her husband and moved home. Many celebrities proposed to her, but she fell in love with the poor scholar Sima Xiangru and eloped with him. It was romantic enough. , the two opened a small wine shop, Wenjun sold wine as a donkey, and Xiangru worked as a handyman. Prince Houzhuo helped the two of them out of face, and they lived a prosperous life from then on. Later, Sima Xiangru finally became famous all over the world, and this woman had a pretty good ending.
3. Ban Jieyu: Imperial concubine of the Han Dynasty, female writer of the Western Han Dynasty. Unknown name, aunt Bangu. She had little talent and learning, so when she became emperor, she was selected into the palace and given the title of Jieyu. Jieyu is a daughter of a famous family, with few talents and learning. Ban Jieyu was good at music, writing lyrics and composing music. Therefore, to Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Ban Jieyu was not only her concubine, but also his good teacher and helpful friend. Her many talents made Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty place her as a friend, unmatched by anyone. Ban Jieyu once gave birth to a prince, but he died a few months later. Although she had been favored for a long time, she never gave birth to another child. After Sister Zhao Feiyan was favored, she was jealous of Ban Jieyu's character and talent. Ban Jieyu was afraid that she would be in danger for a long time, so she asked to serve the Queen Mother in Changxin Palace.
4. Ban Zhao: a female poet of the Eastern Han Dynasty. A Ji, named Huiban. The year of birth and death is unknown. Ban Biao girl, Ban Gu girl. Married to Cao Shishu and became a widow in his early years. His elder brother, Ban Gu, wrote the "Book of Han", but he died before the "Biao" and "Tianwen Zhi" were completed. Zhao was learned and talented, and Emperor He issued an edict to continue it. She often visited the palace and served as a teacher for the queen and concubines, and was known as "Cao Master". Every time someone contributed a foreign object, Zhao was often asked to compose a poem. During the reign of Empress Dowager Deng, Ban Zhao and Wen Zong were involved in political affairs. He has written 16 poems and essays.
5. Cai Wenji: The daughter of Cai Yong, a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The famous poems of blood and tears, "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" and "Poem of Sorrow and Anger", which represent the cry of her soul, are enough to place her as the most talented woman in ancient China. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was great chaos and years of war. Cai Wenji was captured by the Huns while fleeing and lived outside the Great Wall. Later, she married King Zuo Xian and gave birth to two children. She spent twelve years outside the Great Wall, but she missed her hometown all the time. Cao Cao pacified the Central Plains, reconciled with the Huns, and sent envoy Xie Lu to redeem Wen Ji with a large sum of money.
6. Zhen Luo: Empress of Emperor Wen of Wei. After Cao Pi became emperor, he doted on Empress Guo. Empress Guo relied on her favor to slander Empress Zhen. Empress Zhen fell out of favor. In "A Trip to the Pond", she wrote a wife who missed her husband to the extreme and expressed her love without regrets. Unfortunately, she finally waited. What came was a death order from Cao Pi. Even after death, the body was "covered with hair and stuffed with chaff," which was extremely humiliating and abusive.
7. Su Ruolan: A famous talented woman in the Northern Dynasties. Her "palindrome poem" is famous throughout the ages. Later, Fu Rong, Fu Jian's younger brother, committed suicide because of his shameless behavior.
8. Xie Daoyun: A female poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and a famous talented woman in the Southern Dynasties. She is famous for her poem about snow, "It's not like catkins blowing in the wind". She was born in the Xie family, one of the two major families of the Jin Dynasty, the Wang family and the Xie family. When she grew up, she was the daughter-in-law of the Wang family. Xie Daoyun is the niece of Xie An, the famous general who defeated Fu Jian's million-strong army in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, the daughter of General Xie Yi of Anxi, the second daughter-in-law of the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi, and the wife of Wang Ningzhi. Xie Daoyun was intelligent and capable of eloquence, and was called a peerless talented woman and a strange woman by future generations. Xie Daoyun and her husband Wang Ningzhi have four sons and one daughter. The four sons are Yun Zhi, Ping Zhi, Prosperity Zhi, and En Zhi. A woman married the Yu family when she became an adult. According to the "Book of Jin "Biography of Martyrs", all Xie Daoyun's children were killed in the Sun En Rebellion. Therefore, although she was born in a famous family, she also had a bad fate.
9. Bao Linghui: Bao Zhaozhi, a famous poet in the Southern Dynasties My sister, she once wrote a poem about boudoir's resentment, "Since I came out of the king, I can't understand my face at Linxuan", which is quite talented.
10. Shangguan Wan'er: The granddaughter of Shangguan Yi, a famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty drafted an edict to depose Empress Wu Zetian, and was executed along with his son Shangguan Tingzhi. Wan'er, who was still in her infancy at that time, and her mother Zheng were taken into the Yeting Palace as a maid. When Shangguan Wan'er was 14 years old, Empress Wu summoned her. Let her take charge of the edict.
After Zhongzong's restoration, Shangguan Wan'er was worshiped as Jieshu and Xuan was worshiped as Zhaorong. Later, he was executed when King Li Longji of Linzi launched an army to overthrow the regime of Empress Wei. He lived to be 46 years old.
11. Li Ye: A talented woman in the Tang Dynasty. When she was six years old, she wrote "Ode to the Roses" and had a wonderful line: "The passage of time has not settled, but my mind is in chaos." In the end, all I could do was to regret: "I took my harp up to a high building, the moon was full of moonlight, and I played a lovesickness song, and my heart was broken for a while." Li Ye's beauty and talent made her a popular figure among women. In his later years, he was once called into the palace. In the palace, Li Ye won praise for her extraordinary talent, and some princes and ministers also wrote poems to her. But it was precisely because of this that Li Ye was killed. During the Xingyuan period (784), general Zhu Zhi was executed by his entire family for rebellion, implicating nine tribes. Li Ye was also executed by Dezong because he once wrote a poem to Zhu Zhi, and became a victim of politics. Although Li Ye behaves romantically and uninhibitedly and has close relationships with many men, deep down in her heart she longs for someone who can stay with her forever. But she spent her whole life waiting.
12. Xue Tao: a famous prostitute and poetess in the Tang Dynasty, named Hongdu, her ancestral home is Chang'an, and she was born in Chengdu. His father, Xue Yun, died while living in Chengdu, and Xue Tao was raised by his mother. When he reached the age of hairpin, he was already able to read and understand poetry, and he was also good at calligraphy, eyebrow painting, and outstanding talent and appearance. But because she and her mother had no support, she had no choice but to join Leji and become an official prostitute. Later, she was appreciated by Wei Gao, the military governor of Xichuan in Jiannan Province, and became his personal secretary. He also prepared to petition the court to appoint her as the "school secretary". Although the position was not accurate, people called her the "female school secretary" from then on.
13. Li Qingzhao: a female poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, nicknamed Yi'an Jushi. His father, Li Gefei, was a famous scholar at that time, and his husband, Zhao Mingcheng, was an epigraphic expert. In his early days, he lived a prosperous life, and together with Mingcheng, he devoted himself to the collection and arrangement of calligraphy, painting and inscriptions. Jin soldiers invaded the Central Plains and lived in the south. Mingcheng died of illness and was left alone. The lyrics written in the early stage mostly describe his leisurely life, and in the later stage, he laments his life experience and has a sentimental mood. Some also reveal his longing for the Central Plains.
14. Zhu Shuzhen: a female writer in the Song Dynasty, known as Youqi Jushi, who was alive in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Born into an official family, it is said that he died of depression due to dissatisfaction with his marriage. Able to draw and understand music. The poems are full of resentment and sentimentality. I can also write poetry. There is a collection of poems called "Bangchang Collection" and a collection of poems called "Bangchang Ci".
15. Duan Sheng: The wife of the famous calligrapher and painter Zhao Mengfu of the Yuan Dynasty, named Zhongji, also known as Qixian Shanren. She was a calligrapher and painter, especially good at plum and bamboo. She once painted a piece of ink bamboo for the Empress Dowager. She was named Mrs. Wei. He also has high literary talent, including "Painting Plum Blossoms", "Fisher Father's Ci", and "Wo Nong's Ci". Among them, "Wo Nong Ci" is a work handed down from generation to generation: take a piece of clay, twist it to make you, and shape me. Break the two of us together and mix them with water. Twist another you and shape another me. I have you in the mud, and you have me in the mud. I live in the same quilt with you and die in the same coffin with you. If a man is promoted to a good man, his wife will follow him, his life will be quite happy.
16. Liu Rushi: A famous singing prostitute during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the first of the Eight Beauties in Qinhuai. He has a strong personality, is upright and intelligent, and has great courage. He once competed in martial arts with Chen Zilong and Qian Qianyi, two famous poets at that time. When she was in her 20s, she married Qian Qianyi. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. After the Qing army occupied Beijing, the Hongguang Court was established in Nanjing. Liu Rushi supported Qian Qian and became the Minister of Rites of Nanming. Soon the Qing army marched south. When the troops approached the city, Liu persuaded Qian to join him and die for his country. Qian was thoughtful and speechless. Finally, he stepped into the pool and tested the water and said, "The water is too cold to enter." Ms. Liu "wanted to sink into the pool", but Ms. Qian held her back. So Qian was shy and welcomed the surrender. Qian Jiangqing went to Beijing, but Liu stayed in Nanjing. Qian became a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy in the Qing Dynasty. Due to the influence of the Liu family, he resigned after half a year due to illness. After Qian's death in 1666, the villagers gathered to seize his property. In order to protect the Qian family's property, Liu actually committed suicide with a silk tie.