Four Legendary Women from Ancient China: Power, Poetry, and Resilience in Imperial China, (Paperback)

Four Legendary Women from Ancient China brings together the compelling lives of four extraordinary women whose intelligence, creativity, and resilience allowed them to shine in a world dominated by men.

Ancient China was largely a man's world. For a woman to rise above expectation required exceptional strength of character. Through vivid storytelling and careful historical research, Feng Ping brings these women to life - revealing their brilliance, their capacity to love, and their determination to endure turbulent times.

To modern Western readers, the customs and realities of ancient China may seem harsh and unfamiliar, yet they are as fascinating as the women themselves. This is history that reads with the emotional power of fiction.

The four women featured in this volume are:

• Cai Wenji, a musical genius whose life was shaped by exile and loss
• Shangguan Wan'er, the first female prime minister of the Tang dynasty
• Zhuo Wenjun, a woman who made bold and risky choices in love and life
• Li Qingzhao, regarded as the first great female poet in a thousand years

• Historically accurate and well referenced
• Professionally researched and beautifully written
• Engaging, colourful storytelling that is easy to read

Included are exquisite poems composed by these remarkable women - works that are still admired and cherished in China today. Their stories continue to inspire as powerful examples of female strength, talent, and resilience.