Wu Zao (Chinese: 吳藻; 1799–1862) was a Chinese poet. She was also known as Wu Pinxiang (Chinese: 吳苹香) [1] and Yucenzi (Chinese: 玉岑子). [2] The daughter of a merchant, she was born in the town of Renhe (now Hangzhou) in Zhejiang province. She …

Wu Zao 吴藻 (1799 – 1862) is one of the best-known ci poets of the Qing dynasty. She is from a merchant family in Rehe (Hangzhou); her husband was also a merchant. She wrote a play (zaju) entitled Qiaoying (Proud Silhouette), with an alternate title of Yinjiu du Sao (Drinking while Reading the Li Sao.) She was admired by Chen Wenshu (1771 ...

Born the daughter of a merchant and marrying a merchant herself, Wu Zao yearned for something more than friendships with women. As a result of her desire she wrote several blatantly erotic poems to courtesans. Popular during her life time, Wu …

Wu Zao (Chinese: 吳藻; 1799–1862) was a Chinese poet. She was also known as Wu Pinxiang (Chinese: 吳苹香) [1] and Yucenzi (Chinese: 玉岑子). [2] The daughter of a merchant, she was born in the town of Renhe (now Hangzhou) in Zhejiang province. She …

Saulot left Europe and traveled east, where he met native creatures that, though they fed on blood, were not truly Kindred. These “Wan Kuei” called him Zaolat, and regarded him as a trickster, a thief, and a barbarian. Unwelcome though he was, Zao-lat managed to leave a legacy behind — the Wu...

Wu Zhao (624–705), also known as Empress Wu Zetian, was the first and only woman emperor of China. With her exceptional intelligence, extraordinary competence in politics, and inordinate ambition, she ruled as the “Holy and Divine Emperor” of …

Mar 6, 2022 · Wu Zao (or Tsao if you’re an older Sinologist) is the historical figure you never knew you needed. She offers plentiful representation to the majority audience of this Substack, ie. depressed lesbians in a perpetual crisis of illness and sorrow.

The Wu Zao, or the Watcher Caste in the Dark Ages, are an Asian bloodline of Salubri who came about during Saulot's travels to the East, where he was known as Zao-lat. He chose two individuals to Embrace: Zao-zei, a thief capable of obtaining the secrets of the Thousand Hells, and Zao-xue, a scholar who

Wu Zetian [note 9] (624 [note 10] [note 11] – 16 December 705), [2] personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as empress consort through her husband Emperor Gaozong and later as empress dowager through her sons Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong , from 660 to 690 ...

Mar 4, 2025 · Wu Zao, a famous female songwriter and lyricist in the Qing Dynasty, was named Pingxiang and called herself Yucenzi. She was from Renhe, Zhejiang. She was studious since she was young, and devoted herself to writing poems when she grew up.