Tag Archives: Chinese history

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (26)- Liang Hong Yu 

Who is She?  One of the known female generals in ancient China and potentially the only one that had spent some time in a humble situation Notable Life Events Why is She Remarkable? I didn’t actually know she was the one who started a trend of wives of officials earning a separate wage. I didn’tContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (26)- Liang Hong Yu “

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  I think this is a woman that is worthy of being cast as a female lead for sure (there was definitely a HK movie about her where she was played by Anita Mui): she has outward charm and she knows what she is doing.  EnglishContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima”

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui 

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  In the Chinese references that I had read through, she seems to be the archetype of a good woman- a very filial grand-daughter (the hair cutting incident) and a woman who knows her place and is not jealous at all (IContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui “

Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (19)- Madame Xian

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  English Reference:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xian

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Why is she remarkable: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  English reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Daopo

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (10)- Wen Xiu

Who is she: Once concubine to the Last Emperor of China Puyi, otherwise known as Consort Shu or the Good-hearted Consort Notable Life Events: Born on 20th of December, 1909, to a Mongolian family that was part of the Manchurian Eight Flag army  Entered Puyi’s Court at the age of 12 as Consort Shu (itContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (10)- Wen Xiu”