Li Qingzhao

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Li Qingzhao


Born
in Jinan, Shandong, China
March 07, 1084

Died
May 05, 1155

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A famous writer and poet from the Song dynasty, Li Qingzhao was born into a family of officials and scholars. Before she got married, her poetry was already well known within elite circles. In 1101 she married Zhao Mingcheng, with whom she shared interests in art collection and epigraphy. They lived in present-day Shandong. After he started his official career, her husband was often absent. This inspired some of the love poems that she wrote. Both she and her husband collected many books. Her husband and she shared a love of poetry and often wrote poems for each other. They also wrote about bronze artifacts of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

The northern Song capital of Kaifeng fell in 1126 to the Jurchens during the Jin–Song wars. Fighting to
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Complete Poems

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4.21 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions
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The Magpie at Night: The Co...

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The Ci Poetry of Li Qingzhao

4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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Double Radiance: Poetry and...

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Jade puro

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4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014
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The Works of Li Qingzhao

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La flor del ciruelo

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Vetar je stao...

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Poemas escogidos

4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003
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The Magpie at Night

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