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Li Qingzhao (1084 – 1155) and her Ci’ (Lyric Poetry)
Dr Penny Ding shares the story of Chinese female poet Li Qingzhao.
Li Qingzhao (Li Ch’ing-chao 李清照) was a famous Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet.
Born on 13th March 1084 in Zhangqiu, Shandong Province, she is regarded to this day as one of the greatest and most talented literary figures in Chinese history. Li was revered as a Master of the Wanyue Style, or the ‘The Graceful and Restrained School’ of Chinese poetry.
She became an inspiration for many Chinese women writers and remains an inspirational and iconic figure today.
Li’s legacy is not solely due to her literary work, of which only fragments survive, but also on account of her status as a role model and inspiration to women. Living in a period of history where women were, almost without exception, silenced under a highly patriarchal system.
Li Qingzhao had a privileged childhood, and her father was a scholar official who studied poetry un