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Zhang Yaotiao

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Zhang Yaotiao (Chinese: 張窈窕) was a 9th-century Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.[1]

Her place and date of birth are not known. Zhang is referred to as Maiden Zhang Yaotiao in some sources. She was forced to flee to Chengdu in what is now Sichuan province, where she became a courtesan.[2][1] At one point in her life, destitute, she was forced to pawn her clothes to support herself. Several of her poems are included in the Quan Tangshi.[3] Tang Xianzu quotes lines from her poetry in his play Mǔdān tíng (The Peony Pavilion).[4]

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  1. ^ a b Chang, Kang-i Sun; Saussy, Haun; Kwong, Charles Yim-tze (1999). Women Writers of Traditional China: An Anthology of Poetry and Criticism. p. 79. ISBN 0804732310.
  2. ^ "没了酒,唐朝该多寂寞". Archived from the original on 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644. Vol. II. p. 875. ISBN 978-1317515616.
  4. ^ Tang, Xianzu (1994). The Peony Pavilion. Translated by Cyril Birch. p. 5. ISBN 0887272061.