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 opinions about the choice and order of the four talented women in ancient times:

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

Second, led by Zhuo Wenjun, followed by Cai Wenji, Shangguan Waner and Li Qingzhao; Third, it was 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, to say that a person is talented is nothing more than poetry (prose), piano, chess, calligraphy and painting (art). If we consider the situation in Ban Zhao, we should add another criterion-history.