Liu Qingyun
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Playwright
Liu Qingyun | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1841 |
| Died | c. 1900 (aged 58–59) |
| Occupation | Poet Playwright |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Literary movement | Qing dynasty |
| Surname: | Liu (刘) |
| Given name: | Qingyun (清韵) |
| Courtesy name: | Guxiang (古香) |
Liu Qingyun (Chinese: 刘清韵; pinyin: Liú Qīngyùn; c. 1841 – c. 1900), courtesy name Guxiang,[1] was a Chinese playwright and poet. She has been described as "the most prolific woman playwright of the nineteenth century".
Liu Qingyun was born during the Qing dynasty in 1841[1] or 1842[2] in Donghai (modern day Lianyungang), Jiangsu.[1] Her father, Liu Yuntang, was a successful businessman[1] and also a "high official",[2] and was around fifty when Qingyun, his first child, was born.[1] Her mother was surnamed Wang. Afterwards, Wang bore two more girls.[1] At a young age, Qingyun already demonstrated exceptional linguistic capabilities, and proved to be talented in painting and writing poetry.[3] Aged eighteen, she wed Qian Meipo, who hailed from an affluent family in Haizhou.[4] The couple had no biological children, although they adopted a girl named Mincai when Liu was around thirty years old.[3]
