Xue Tao | |
|---|---|
薛濤 | |
 Xue Tao's portrait by Qiu Ying | |
| Born | c. 770[1] |
| Died | 832[1] |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Hongdu[2] Female Jiaoshu[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Courtesan, Poet, Qingke, Calligrapher,nun |
Xue Tao (simplified Chinese: 薛涛; traditional Chinese: 薛濤; pinyin: Xuē Tāo; Wade–Giles: Hsüeh Tʻao, c. 770–832),[1] courtesy name Hongdu (洪度/宏度)[2] was a Chinese courtesan, poet and qingke(清客) of the Tang dynasty.[4][5] She was one of the most famous women poets of Tang poetry, along with Yu Xuanji, Li Ye and Liu Caichun known as "the four great female poets of the Tang Dynasty".[6][7]
- ^ a b c Jia 2018.
- ^ a b Yu 2010, p. 1.
- ^ Lee & Wiles 2014, p. 522.
- ^ "About Xue Tao". www.thedrunkenboat.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Xue Tao Culture". Archived from the original on 11 September 2024.
- ^ Huang, Ginger (2013-11-30). "prostitutes and poets - the ancient world of China". www.theworldofchinese.com. Th world of Chinese. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "The four great female poets of the Tang Dynasty illuminated the entire Tang Dynasty with their talents!". Archived from the original on 11 September 2024.