Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth CenturyThe collaborative effort of nearly 100 China scholars from around the world, this unique one-volume reference provides 89 in-depth biographies of important Chinese women from the fifth century B.C.E to the early twentieth century. |
Contents
THE DECLINE OF THE ZHOU THE PERIOD OF THE WARRING STATES | |
Wang Wengxu court dancer and mother of Emperor Xuandi Western | |
THE COLLAPSE OF THE HAN A PERIOD OF DISUNION | |
Shangguan Waner poet and court official Tang dynasty | |
Madam Sun wife of Liu Bei Three Kingdoms period | |
THE SUI DYNASTY AND CHINAS GOLDEN AGE THE TANG DYNASTY | |
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THE SONG AND YUAN DYNASTIES REVITALIZE CHINA | |
Madam Huarui concubine and poet Song dynasty | |
THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES AND THE COMING OF THE OPIUM | |
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