Duan Shuqing Explained

Duan Shuqing (; c. 1510c. 1600) was a Chinese poet of the Ming dynasty.

Life

Born in Dangtu County in Anhui to a scholarly family, her father Duan Tingbi taught her how to read. She traveled with him and read many of the classics, especially the LienĂ¼ zhuan. She married the Confucian scholar Rui Ru.

She wrote different styles of verse and they were said to follow Tang dynasty poetry models.[1] One of her poems, Taibai Tower, was dedicated to Li Bai, a famous poet of that age.

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Notes and References

  1. Chang, Saussy and Kwong, p. 202