Cai Wenji 1
The daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer and calligrapher, was named Evonne (renamed Wenxi for fear of Si Mazhao), who was well-read since childhood. Cai Wenji was married three times in his life, first to the Wei family in Hedong, then exiled to the southern Xiongnu and married the Xiongnu left.
Later, it was redeemed by Cao Cao, and in the pain of "returning home" and "mother-child reunion", it finally became a famous song "Eighteen beats of the Hu family". Cai Wenji married Dong Si after she came back from Shuozhou.
2. Li Qingzhao
An outstanding female writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, famous for her ci, is also a poet. After marrying Zhao Mingcheng, an overseas student from Taiwan Province, they studied epigraphy and calligraphy together. Later, Zhao Mingcheng died of illness, and she wandered alone in Hangzhou, Yuezhou and Jinhua, and spent her old age in misery and loneliness. Li Qingzhao's literary works are absolutely wonderful, unprecedented and unprecedented, and he is respected as the graceful and restrained founder.
3. Shangguan Waner
Compound surname Shangguan, fine print Wan'er, also known as Shangguan Zhao Rong, was born in Shaanxi County (now Shaanxi District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province). She was a poetess and politician in the Tang Dynasty, and was known as the female prime minister. After her grandfather Shangguan Yi was convicted and killed, she was assigned to the inner court with her mother Zheng.
At the age of fourteen, Wu Zetian was highly regarded for her wisdom and good writing style. He has been in charge of the imperial edict in the palace for many years and has a prominent position in politics and literature. The Complete Poems of Tang Dynasty contains 32 of his poems. In 7 10, Li Longji, the king of Linzi, rose up and launched a political revolution in Tang Long, and was killed at the same time as Wei Hou.
4. Zhuo Wenjun
A talented woman in Han Dynasty, good at playing drums. Zhuo Wenjun, a rich family, took a fancy to Sima Xiangru, a poor scholar, and sang and sold wine with her husband, while Sima Xiangru finally became famous with the help of Zhuo Wenjun.
The origin of the four talented women in ancient China;
China culture is extensive and profound. In the long history of China Huaxia for more than 5,000 years, there are very few "talented women" who can go down in history. Speaking of four talented women in ancient China: Cai Wenji, Li Qingzhao, Zhuo Wenjun and Shangguan Waner (Ban Zhao).
There are three popular opinions about the selection and ranking 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, headed by Zhuo Wenjun, followed by Cai Wenji, Shangguan Waner and Li Qingzhao; Third, 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, saying that a person is talented is nothing more than poetry (prose) and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting (art). If we consider the situation in Ban Zhao, we should add a standard-history. About Li Qingzhao, she is probably the most talented one and knows almost everything.
After the Song Dynasty, scholars spoke highly of it. For example, in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhuo said that she was "the first woman of the dynasty". In Yuan Dynasty, Yang Weizhen said that she was "a talented person's trip was enough to be a teacher of the Sixth Academy, and at that time, she was less talented than her father and brother, which was out of the question"; Yang Shen in Ming Dynasty said that she "should compete with Chyi Chin and Huang Jiu, and not just be a boudoir".
Ban Zhao's achievements are outstanding in the history of governing the country. She independently completed the seventh Han Shu Biao, the Official Biao and the sixth Tian Ji. As a woman, this achievement is impressive. In addition, she is also good at ci fu, and works such as Ode to the East and Women's Commandments have been handed down from generation to generation.
Cai Wenji also seems to be a popular candidate. His representative works include Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia and Poems of Sorrow and Anger. Her calligraphy works are included in Chunhua Pavilion posts carved in the Song Dynasty. In addition, historical materials also say that she is "tonal" and will also study history. But when it comes to the far-reaching impact on future generations, it is not as good as the above two.
Zhuo Wenjun's most famous phrase "We are willing to unite as one and never leave" is a classic one, and she has a beautiful appearance, is proficient in melody, is good at playing the piano, and has a literary name. She is one of the four talented women in Sichuan.
It is rare for Shangguan Waner to influence a generation of writing style as a woman. She not only advocated and inherited a generation of writing style with her achievements in poetry creation, but also became the symbol and leader of the literary world of Zhongzong through literary activities such as selecting talents and appointing talents and commenting on poetry and fu. It played an important role in the prosperity of the literary world at that time and the improvement of the artistic level of poetry.