Li Shishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wang Shishi[1] |
| Occupation | courtesan |
| Era | Northern Song dynasty |
| Father | Wang Yin |
| Li Shishi | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| female singer | |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 李师师 |
| Traditional Chinese | 李師師 |
| Pinyin | Lǐ Shīshī |
| Wade–Giles | Li Shih-shih |
Li Shishi (?-?)[2] was a courtesan(Chinese: 歌妓 / 歌伎; pinyin: Jiǎojì) from Bianjing (now Kaifeng), the capital of the Song Empire. [3]At the time,courtesan refers to women who engaged in the performing arts for a living, and their scope of work included: singing, dancing, reciting poetry and painting during the Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127).[1] According to Gui Er Ji (Chinese: 貴耳集; simplified Chinese: 贵耳集; traditional Chinese: 貴耳集) written by Zhang Duanyi (simplified Chinese: 张端义; traditional Chinese: 張端義), Emperor Huizong was a regular patron of hers. She fled to Zhejiang or Hunan (recorded in Da Song Xuanhe Yishi, simplified Chinese: 大宋宣和遗事; traditional Chinese: 大宋宣和遺事) after the Jingkang Incident of the Jin–Song wars occurred in year 1127 AD, as recorded in Mo Man Lu (simplified Chinese: 墨漫录; traditional Chinese: 墨漫彔) by Zhang Bangji (simplified Chinese: 张邦基; traditional Chinese: 張邦基).