Cao Miaoqing

Cao Miaoqing (14th-century), was a Chinese poet, calligrapher and musician.^[1] Her primary instrument was the zither.^[2] She was a student of Guan Yunshi and Ban Weizhi. Yang Weizhen, who included her work in Xian' ge ji, called her the true heiress of Ban Zhao.^[1]^[3]

Born in Qiantang (modern Hangzhou), Cao Miaoqing's father died when she was a young child, and afterward she was raised by her mother.^[3] Cao Miaoqing never married, and was admired and commended for her sense of duty in remaining to care for her mother.^[4]^[2]

References

Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644

^ ^a ^b Xu, Sufeng (2006-01-01). "The Rhetoric of Legitimation: Prefaces to Women's Poetry Collections from the Song to the Ming". NAN NÜ. 8 (2): 255–289. doi:10.1163/156852606779969798. ISSN 1387-6805.
^ ^a ^b The Quest for Gentility in China: Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-07704-5.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2015-01-28). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-51561-6.
^ Yang, Haihong (2017-05-24). Women's Poetry and Poetics in Late Imperial China: A Dialogic Engagement. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-3787-2.

[:0-1] Xu, Sufeng (2006-01-01). "The Rhetoric of Legitimation: Prefaces to Women's Poetry Collections from the Song to the Ming". NAN NÜ. 8 (2): 255–289. doi:10.1163/156852606779969798. ISSN 1387-6805.

[:1-2] The Quest for Gentility in China: Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-07704-5.

[:2-3] Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2015-01-28). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-51561-6.

[4] Yang, Haihong (2017-05-24). Women's Poetry and Poetics in Late Imperial China: A Dialogic Engagement. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-3787-2.

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