Li Qingzhao

Ru Meng Ling

Ci poem expressing longing and the fragility of happiness

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Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao

The greatest female poet in Chinese literary history, whose ci poems exploring love, loss, and exile are unmatched in their lyrical beauty. Her collected works and critical essay On Ci Lyrics established her as a formidable literary theorist.

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