Xia Ji (Chinese: 夏姬; pinyin: Xià Jī; born c. 630 BC)[a] was a Chinese noblewoman of the Spring and Autumn period known for her exceptional beauty, and who reportedly had multiple marriages in her lifetime. Her biography provided the basis for the late Ming dynasty erotic novel Zhulin yeshi, which depicts Xia Ji as a sexual vampire who supposedly achieved eternal youth and transcendency through esoteric sexual techniques designed to suck the vitality from her male partners.[2]
- ^ van Els & Queens 2018, p. 294.
- ^ Milburn 2017, p. 10-11.
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