Sai Jinhua | |
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 Sai Jinhua | |
| Born | Zhao Lingfei October 9, 1872 |
| Died | 1936 (aged 62) |
| Other names | Fu Caiyun Hong Mengluan Cao Menglan Sai Jinhua Weizhao Lingfei |
| Occupation(s) | Courtesan (prostitute), Procuring (prostitution) |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Hong Jun (m. 1888) 2. Huang (m. 1908)3. Wei Sijiong (m. 1918) |
| Children | Deguan (1890-1908) |
| Sai Jinhua | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 賽金花 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赛金花 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Prettier Than Golden Flower[1] | ||||||||
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| Fu Caiyun | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 傅彩雲 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 傅彩云 | ||||||||
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| Weizhao Lingfei | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 魏趙靈飛 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 魏赵灵飞 | ||||||||
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| Cao Menglan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 曹夢蘭 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曹梦兰 | ||||||||
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| Sai Erye | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 賽二爺 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赛二爷 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Second Master Sai[2] | ||||||||
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Sai Jinhua (Chinese: 賽金花; circa 1872-1936[3]) was a Chinese prostitute who became the acquaintance of Alfred von Waldersee.[4] Her real family name was Cao or Zhao. During her career, she used the names Fu Caiyun (傅彩雲), Sai Jinhua, and Cao Menglan (曹夢蘭). Her art name (hao) was Weizhao Lingfei (魏趙靈飛). Some people referred to her as Sai Erye (賽二爺).[2]
In an encyclopedia article, Wenxian Zhang wrote Sai Jinhua "was regarded by some as a cross-cultural courtesan".[5] In another, Wan Xianchu wrote: "Regardless of whether Sai Jinhua's role in China's foreign relations may have been exaggerated and despite the controversies surrounding her conduct and affairs, she lived a tough and spectacular life that has assured her a place in the modern history of China."[6]
- ^ Chang, Jung. Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China (eBook). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2013. eBook ISBN 978-0-385-35037-2. p. 118. "Her minister to Berlin, Hung Jun, was quite the opposite of Guo[...]" - Hardcover ISBN 978-0-307-27160-0
- ^ a b Wan, p. 182.
- ^ Hu, Ying, p. 53.
- ^ Zhang, Wenxian, p. 423.
- ^ Zhang, Wenxian, p. 424.
- ^ Wan, p. 184.