Xie Daoyun (date of birth and death unknown), courtesy name Lingjiang, was a female poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. She was the niece of Prime Minister Xie An, the daughter of General Xie Yi of Anxi, and the wife of Wang Ningzhi, the second son of the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi.
There are not many deeds left by Xie Daoyun. The most famous story is recorded in Shishuoxinyu: Xie An discussed with his nephews on a snowy day what objects could be used to compare flying snow. Xie An's nephew Xie Lang said, "Spreading salt can make a difference in the air." Xie Daoyun said, "It's not like catkins blowing up in the wind." They were praised by everyone for their exquisite metaphors. Because of this famous story, she, together with Ban Zhao, Cai Yan and others of the Han Dynasty, became representatives of talented women in ancient China
There are now two prose works, "Ode to the Analects of Confucius" and "Taishan Yin" (one work, "Mountain Climbing"). "" and "Ode to Pines in Ji Zhong" are two poems. "Poems in Ode to Pines in Ji Zhong" expresses the emotion of the impermanence of life by singing about pine trees.
Xie Daoyun and her husband Wang Ningzhi have four sons and one daughter. The four sons are Yunzhi, Pingzhi, Hengzhi, and Enzhi. One woman married the Yu family when she became an adult. According to the "Book of Jin "Biography of Lieutenants", all of Xie Daoyun's children were killed in the Sun En Rebellion. Therefore, although she was born, Famous family, but also ill-fated.
Xie Daoyun lived in the Wang family for decades. At this time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was exhausted, and the uprising of Sun En and Lu Xun broke out. Already obsessed with Taoism, when facing a powerful enemy attack, instead of actively preparing for war, he closed his doors and prayed to the Taoist ancestors to protect the people from misfortune.
Xie Daoyun advised her husband several times, but Wang Ningzhi ignored him, so Xie Daoyun had no choice but to do so. He personally recruited hundreds of soldiers and trained them every day. Sun En's army marched straight into Kuaiji City, and Wang Ningzhi and his children were killed. Xie Daoyun saw the tragic situation of her husband and children, and rose up with weapons to kill the thieves, but was ultimately outnumbered. When she was captured, she was still holding her three-year-old grandson Liu Tao. She shouted to Sun En: "The adults' business has nothing to do with the child. If you want to kill him, kill me first." Sun En had heard this before. Xie Daoyun was a talented woman. Seeing how fearless she was today, she suddenly felt admiration for her. Instead of killing her grandson Liu Tao, she sent someone to send them back to Kuaiji. From then on, Xie Daoyun lived as a widow in Kuaiji. Hu just took care of the house's internal affairs, wrote poems and essays in his spare time, and lived a peaceful hermit life.
Not long after Sun En's rebellion was settled, Liu Liu, the new governor of Kuaiji, came to visit Xie Daoyun. It is unknown what he meant. Afterwards, Liu Liu praised Xie Daoyun when he met someone, saying: "Mrs. Nei Shi has a noble demeanor, impeccable diction, and is sincere and touching. She will benefit endlessly from the discussion." Xie Daoyun wrote many poems in the second half of his life. , compiled into a collection and passed down to later generations.
Xie Daoyun is good at poetry and prose. Liu Xiao noted in "Shishuo Xinyu·Yu" and quoted from "Women's Collection": Xie Daoyun has literary talent and wrote poems, poems and poems. , Litigation, passed down to the world. Her work "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi" contains two volumes of poetry, which have been lost. "Zhongsan Yong Song" two poems, "Complete Jin Wen" collected "The Analects of Confucius"
Xie Daoyun not only wrote excellent poems, but also had high thinking ability during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. People competed to talk about metaphysics" (people at that time called the Taoist "Laozi", "Zhuangzi" and the Confucian "Yi" as the "three mysteries"), and chatting became a trend. Some people even "finished to occupy prominent positions" by talking about metaphysics. . Although Xie Daoyun did not want to be an official, he had a deep understanding of philosophy and was good at talking. According to the "Book of Jin·Wang Ning's Wife Xie", one day, Wang Ningzhi's younger brother Wang Xianzhi "discussed" with a guest in the hall. However, the other party, Xie Daoyun, who was in his room at this time, heard clearly. He was very worried about his brother-in-law and wanted to help him, so he sent his maid to tell Wang Xianzhi that he wanted to rescue him.
However, in the feudal era, the rule of "no intimacy between men and women" restricted women from showing up casually. Xie Daoyun asked the maid to hang a green cloth curtain in front of the door to cover herself, and then continued to argue with Wang Xianzhi on the topic he just discussed. She quoted from many sources and argued forcefully, but in the end the guest was at a loss for words. Xie Daoyun's poems, poems, poems and lawsuits have been handed down to the world.