Who are the four talented women in ancient times?

The four talented women in ancient China were Cai Wenji, Li Qingzhao, Zhuo Wenjun, Shangguan Waner or Ban Zhao.

There are three popular sayings about the selection and ranking of the four talented women in ancient times:

First, headed by Cai Wenji, followed by Li Qingzhao, Zhuo Wenjun, Shangguan Waner or Ban Zhao;

Second, headed by Zhuo Wenjun, followed by Cai Wenji, Shangguan Waner and Li Qingzhao; Third, headed by Zhuo Wenjun, followed by Ban Zhao, Cai Wenji and Li Qingzhao.

Since we are judging talented women, we should focus on "talent". In the traditional cultural image, saying that a person is talented is nothing more than poetry (prose) and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting (art). If we consider the situation in Ban Zhao, we should add a standard-history.