Who is she? The first person in Chinese history to dissect a diseased human body Notable life events: Born in the Northern and Southern Dynasty period and rumoured to be born to a father who is a wandering village doctor Married to a wandering village doctor by the name Tang Ci In 450 AD, aContinue reading “Remarkable Women in ancient China (29)- Zhang Xiugu”
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Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (28)- Empress Dou Miao
Who is she? An Empress in the Eastern Han era, one of the six Empresses who reigned at Court during that era. Notable life events: Born in approximately 149 AD, as the eldest daughter of the general Dou Wu, a descendant of Empress Dou’s brother. Chosen to join the Imperial Harem in 165 AD andContinue reading “Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (28)- Empress Dou Miao”
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 It is not really known what is her actual birth name but it has been passed down since Ming literature that her name is Hong YuContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (26)- Liang Hong Yu “
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima
Who is she: A renowned female spy of Manchurian descent, who spied for the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese war that is part of World War 2 Notable Life Events: Born in 1907, 4 years before the Qing dynasty was overthrew, as Aisin Gioro Xianyu, a Manchurian princess born to a concubine mother In 1915,Continue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui
Who is she: One of the renowned female politicians from the Han dynasty Notable Life Events: Born in 81 AD, as daughter of a military official in a region bordering one of the prominent nomad groups of that era When she was only two, her father was removed from his position due to acquaintance withContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (20)- Empress Deng Sui “
Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (19)- Madame Xian
Who is she: One of the renowned female military strategists Notable Life Events: Born in 522 AD, as daughter of a chieftain of the Li people (an ethnic minority) in Southern China during the era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Her real name was either Xian Zhen or Xian Ying. Married the son ofContinue reading “Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (19)- Madame Xian”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po
Who is she: A textile pioneer Notable Life Events: Born in 1245 during the Song dynasty to a poor family in what is nowadays Shanghai and as a result sold as a child bride when she was a teen. It was not known what her actual name was. Dao Po was just an honorific, notContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (15)- Chi Zhao Ping
Who is she: Essentially a female Robin Hood A renowned peasant rebel leader against the Xin dynasty (or New Dynasty, its literal meaning) that separates the Western Han from the Eastern Han (the Western Han precedes the Eastern Han, I think the direction delineation probably signifies a change in the capital as these things go).Continue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (15)- Chi Zhao Ping”
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”
