Huang E
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Huang E was a Chinese
poet of the Ming dynasty
and is also known as Huang Xiumei (黄秀眉).
in Sichuan
, but she often lived with her father, who was a high ranking official of the Ming court. She was known to be intelligent and she got a good education by any standards. After returning to Sichuan when she was 21, she married Yang Shen
, the son of Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe
. Both spouses had great interest in literary activities.
Both Yang Shen and his father opposed
the Jiajing Emperor
and Yang Shen was beaten and then banished to Yunnan
. She then went to the Yang's family's house in Chengdu
, where she took care of financial matters as well as the education and upbringing of the children and grandchildren of the Yang family. They communicated with letters and sent each other poems, which Yang Shen showed to others and thereby became famous.
Many poems have been written in her name in which she admonishes him for his irresponsible behaviour in Yunnan, though it is possible that he wrote some of those as a parody on himself.
China
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poet of the Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
and is also known as Huang Xiumei (黄秀眉).
Life and work
Her family's home was in SuiningSuining
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in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, but she often lived with her father, who was a high ranking official of the Ming court. She was known to be intelligent and she got a good education by any standards. After returning to Sichuan when she was 21, she married Yang Shen
Yang Shen
Yang Shen , son of Yang Tinghe, zi Yòngxiū , hao Shēng'ān , also hao Bonanshanren , Bonanshushi , was a poet in the Ming Dynasty....
, the son of Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe
Yang Tinghe
Yang Tinghe , style name Jiefu, was a Grand Secretary in the Ming Dynasty under the Zhengde and Jiajing emperors...
. Both spouses had great interest in literary activities.
Both Yang Shen and his father opposed
Great rites controversy
The Great rites controversy took place in 1524 in China.The young and newly empowered Emperor Shizong tried to posthumously give his father the title of emperor in order to legitimize his claim to the throne...
the Jiajing Emperor
Jiajing Emperor
The Jiajing Emperor was the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China who ruled from 1521 to 1567. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the former Zhengde Emperor's cousin...
and Yang Shen was beaten and then banished to Yunnan
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
. She then went to the Yang's family's house in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, where she took care of financial matters as well as the education and upbringing of the children and grandchildren of the Yang family. They communicated with letters and sent each other poems, which Yang Shen showed to others and thereby became famous.
Many poems have been written in her name in which she admonishes him for his irresponsible behaviour in Yunnan, though it is possible that he wrote some of those as a parody on himself.