Qian Qianyi
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Qian Qianyi was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician during the late Ming dynasty. Qian was a famous author and poet; and along with Gong Dingzi and Wu Weiye was known as one of the Three Masters
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Original Mao Jin Edition of Liechao shiji
Liu Rushi
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Liu Rushi, also known as Yang Ai, Liu Shi, Liu Yin,Yang Yinlian and Hedong Jun, was a Chinese courtesan, poet and writer in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.
Qian Qianyi
…the male literati around her. Like many others of her kind, she abandoned her stage life and took up religion, building a Buddhist retreat. Another was Liu Rushi (1618–1684), who became his consort after he was impressed by her accomplishments. He treated her as his intellectual equal and companion on travels…
1847 portrait of Liu Rushi, ink on paper, by Lu Ji and Cheng Tinglu
Tomb of Liu Rushi, on Mount Yu, Changshu
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