Li Qingzhao (Traditional Chinese: 李清照; Simplified Chinese: 李清照, pinyin: Lǐ Qīngzhào; Wade-Giles: Li Ch'ing-chao) (1084-c. 1151) was a Chinese writer and poet of the Song Dynasty, regarded by many as the premier woman poet in the Chinese language. She was born in Licheng to a family of officials and scholars; her father was a friend of Su Shi. Before she got married, her poetry was already well known with elite circles. Wikipedia
Li Qingzhao (1084-c.1155), alias Yi An the Lay Buddhist, was born into a family of scholars and officials, in Jinan, Shandong Province. www.sino-platonic.org/abstracts/spp013_ci_poetry.html
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