1. Zhuo Wenjun
Zhuo Wenjun (175 BC - 121 BC), formerly known as Queen Wen, was born in Linqiong, Shu County (now Qionglai City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province) during the Western Han Dynasty ), a talented woman in the Han Dynasty. One of the four most talented women in ancient China and one of the four most talented women in Shu.
Zhuo Wenjun is the daughter of Zhuo Wangsun, a giant iron smelting merchant in Linqiong, Shu County. She is beautiful, proficient in music, good at playing the piano, and has a literary name. The love story between Zhuo Wenjun and Sima Xiangru, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty, is still talked about. She also has many excellent works, such as "Bald Yin", in which "I wish to have the person of my heart, and we will never be separated until we grow old" is a classic line.
2. Cai Wenji
Cai Yan, also known as Wenji and Zhaoji. The year of birth and death is unknown. She was a native of Yuxian County, Chenliu County (now Qixian County, Kaifeng, Henan Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
She first married Wei Zhongdao. After her husband died, she returned to her home. Later, due to the invasion of the Huns, Cai Yan was kidnapped by the Xiongnu King Zuoxian, married to the Huns, and gave birth to two children. Twelve years later, Cao Cao unified the north, redeemed Cai Yan with a large sum of money, and married her to Dong Si.
3. Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao (1084-about 1155), named Yi'an Jushi, was born in Zhangqiu (now Jinan City, Shandong Province). An outstanding female poet in the Southern Song Dynasty.
My father, Li Gefei, was a famous scholar at that time. He was a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang, and was sent to prison on Jingdong Road. Later, he was dismissed from office because he was included in the Yuanyou Party membership. My mother, Wang, also knew how to write and write. Li Qingzhao received a good cultural upbringing since childhood.
In his early years, he lived with his father in Bianjing and Luoyang. He was good at calligraphy and writing, and was also proficient in music. When he was 18 years old in the first year of Jingguo's reign, he married Zhao Mingcheng, the son of Zhao Tingzhi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a high school student. The couple shared the same goals and had a deep relationship. I like to collect epigraphs and inscriptions, search for them, appreciate them and study them. The couple also loves poetry and often sing together.
4. Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao (about 49-about 120), a Ji, named Huiban, was a native of Anling, Fufeng (now Xianyang, Shaanxi). The daughter of Ban Biao, the sister of Ban Gu and Ban Chao, and the wife of Cao Shishu (named Shou), she was widowed early.
Ban Zhao, courtesy name Huiban, also known as Ji, has a rich family background and is especially good at literary talent. Her father, Ban Biao, was a great contemporary writer. Ban Zhao himself was often called into the palace to teach the queen and other nobles how to recite scriptures and history, and he was respected as a teacher in the palace.
Zhao Fu, a female writer in the Qing Dynasty, "looks at the east to continue the history, and writes poems and praises with skill". Ban Zhao married Cao Shishu from the same county when he was fourteen years old, so people called Ban Zhao "the Cao family". In terms of personality, Cao Shishu is lively and outgoing, while Ban Zhao is gentle and delicate. The couple can accommodate each other and live a very happy life. Ban Zhao's literary talent was first shown in helping her brother Ban Gu compile the "Book of Han".
5. Xie Daoyun
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 and the daughter of General Xie Yi of Anxi. She was also a famous poet. The wife of Wang Ningzhi, the son of calligrapher Wang Xizhi.
Xie Daoyun has not many deeds left behind. 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, and "the talent of chanting catkins" also became a term used by later generations to praise talented women. Commonly used words, this story is also mentioned in the "Three Character Classic" "Cai Wenji, can distinguish the piano. Xie Daoyun, can chant."
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhuo Wenjun
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cai Wenji
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Qingzhao
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ban Zhao
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xie Daoyun