{"id":25915,"date":"2024-11-26T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T03:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=25915"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T02:46:28","slug":"talented-women-in-modern-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>They are famous Chinese women with brilliant talents and distinctive personalities, which have made many people yearn for and admire them! These beauties were born in prosperous and wealthy families, and their wealth was extremely noble; or they were peerless and charming; or they were talented and proudly independent; or they had gone through hardships and their stories were tortuous and bizarre. But they all used their beauty and wisdom to write an immortal legend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#1_Zhang_Ailing\" title=\"1. Zhang Ailing\">1. Zhang Ailing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#2_Sanmao\" title=\"2. Sanmao\">2. Sanmao<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#3_Xiao_Hong\" title=\"3. Xiao Hong\">3. Xiao Hong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#4_Lu_Yin\" title=\"4. Lu Yin\">4. Lu Yin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#5_Feng_Ling_Shuhua\" title=\"5. Feng Ling Shuhua\">5. Feng Ling Shuhua<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#6_Su_Xuelin\" title=\"6. Su Xuelin\">6. Su Xuelin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#7_Lin_Huiyin\" title=\"7. Lin Huiyin\">7. Lin Huiyin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#8_Lu_Xiaoman\" title=\"8. Lu Xiaoman\">8. Lu Xiaoman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#9_Bing_Xin\" title=\"9. Bing Xin\">9. Bing Xin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/talented-women-in-modern-china.html\/#10_Ding_Ling\" title=\"10. Ding Ling\">10. Ding Ling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Zhang_Ailing\"><\/span><strong>1. Zhang Ailing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25917\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010100338.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"205\" height=\"244\"\/><br \/>\nIt is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Ailing is an &#8220;exception&#8221; in the history of Chinese literature. Under her pen, words really come to life and go straight into your heart. People who like Zhang Ailing really like her books. Reading itself can give readers great pleasure. The joy of reading can only be obtained from her, at least for me. You may know the truth, understand knowledge, and be shocked by reading other books, but you will only be happy when reading Zhang Ailing&#8217;s articles.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Sanmao\"><\/span><strong>2. Sanmao<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25919\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010203559.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"205\" height=\"230\"\/><br \/>\nSanmao, a famous Taiwanese writer, was born on March 26, 1943 in Chongqing, and is from Dinghai County, Zhejiang Province. Her real name is Chen Maoping, and her pen name is &#8220;Sanmao&#8221;. She was the first person in Taiwan to publicly sing &#8220;March of the Volunteers&#8221;. Sanmao used her cloud-like life to stretch into a free-spirited image. Whether sweet or sad, she had no intention of pretending. There was silent singing everywhere between the lines. We can hear that kind of singing with our hearts. Reading Sanmao&#8217;s works is like a flower blooming in the desert. She held her life high above the mundane world, which required wisdom and great courage.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Xiao_Hong\"><\/span><strong>3. Xiao Hong<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25921\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-14012001030O34.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"231\" height=\"273\"\/><br \/>\nXiao Hong (June 2, 1911 &#8211; January 22, 1942) is a famous modern Chinese female writer. She was born in Hulan County, Heilongjiang Province (now Hulan District, Harbin City), and is of Han nationality. This is a legendary figure. She had a life experience similar to that of the female poet Li Qingzhao, and has always been in extreme suffering and hardships. However, she fought against fate again and again with her weak and sickly body. Her works are mostly based on her hometown. With her sharp and delicate artistic sensibility and simple and delicate style, she wrote about the isolation and desolation of the small towns in the northeast at that time. The characters she created are vivid and lovely, and the style is bright and sad, filled with melancholy and sentimentality. It is a masterpiece of poetic novels.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Lu_Yin\"><\/span><strong>4. Lu Yin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25920\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010351638.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"211\" height=\"197\"\/><br \/>\nLu Yin (May 4, 1898 &#8211; May 13, 1934) was originally named Huang Shuyi, also known as Huang Ying, from Nanyu Township, Minhou County, Fujian Province. Her pen name Lu Yin means hiding the true face of Mount Lu. Lu Yin lived a life of poverty and hardship. She pursued the meaning of life, but could not see the future of life. She felt that life was &#8220;more unpredictable than dreaming&#8221;. She struggled in the sea of \u200b\u200bsorrow for almost her whole life. She, or the protagonists in her works, were often troubled by sorrow and could not get rid of it. They regarded sorrow as a great saint.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Feng_Ling_Shuhua\"><\/span><strong>5. Feng Ling Shuhua<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25922\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1401200104534R.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"217\" height=\"195\"\/><br \/>\nLing Shuhua (March 25, 1900-May 22, 1990) was born in a family of officials and painters in the cultural ancient city of Beijing. She was born to her father&#8217;s fourth wife. The splendid culture and environment of the ancient city inspired her talent and made her outstanding achievements in literary creation and painting. She is good at both fine brushwork and freehand brushwork. Her ink is light and far-reaching, and her beauty is deep and graceful. She is praised by famous artists at home and abroad. Morova said that she is a versatile Chinese woman with a &#8220;clear mind&#8221;. Her novels are mostly about chanting natural scenery, yearning for the ancient nobles and scholars, integrating poetry and painting into her novels, and have the charm of traditional freehand brushwork. There is an interesting saying in the Chinese literary world: &#8220;If you want to marry a man, you should choose Liang Shiqiu, and if you want to marry a wife, you should first look at Ling Shuhua.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Su_Xuelin\"><\/span><strong>6. Su Xuelin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25923\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-1401200106011B.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"220\" height=\"205\"\/><br \/>\nSu Xuelin (February 24, 1897 &#8211; April 21, 1999) is a female writer and literary figure. Su Xuelin is a diligent writer. Her long writing time is rare in the history of modern Chinese literature. Her works include novels, essays, plays, poems, research on modern writers&#8217; works and various academic works, with various forms and wide content, including astronomy, geography, science, history, local customs, natural scenery, mountains and rivers, moonlit night and starry sky. Su Xuelin&#8217;s life was full of contradictions and complexities. It is difficult for us to easily judge such a historical figure, a Su Xuelin who was full of contradictions and emotions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Lin_Huiyin\"><\/span><strong>7. Lin Huiyin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25924\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010F1641.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"208\" height=\"215\"\/><br \/>\nLin Huiyin, a native of Min County, Fujian (now Fuzhou, Fujian), was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in June of the 30th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1904). She was born into an official family. Most of her poems are based on the ups and downs of personal emotions and explore the philosophy of life and love. The verses are gentle and graceful, with natural rhythm, and are appreciated by the literary world and readers. In Lin Huiyin&#8217;s works, the scientific spirit of an architect and the literary temperament of a writer are blended into one. Her academic papers and investigation reports not only have rigorous scientific content, but also use poetic language to describe and praise the exquisite achievements of the country&#8217;s ancient architecture in technology and art, making the articles full of poetic and picturesque.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Lu_Xiaoman\"><\/span><strong>8. Lu Xiaoman<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25925\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010Ic58.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"209\" height=\"245\"\/><br \/>\nLu Xiaoman (1903-1965), a modern female painter, was born in Wujin, Jiangsu. She studied at the French Sacred Heart School in 1915 and was proficient in English and French at the age of 18. She was a painter, and studied under famous artists such as Liu Haili, Chen Banding, and He Tianjian. Her father Lu Dingyuan was the director of the Taxation Department of the Ministry of Finance. She married Wang Geng in 1922 and divorced in 1925. She married Xu Zhimo in 1926. She was good at drama and collaborated with Xu Zhimo to create the five-act drama &#8220;Bian Kungang&#8221;. She was familiar with Kunqu Opera and could also perform Peking Opera. She wrote good articles and had a deep foundation in ancient Chinese and solid text decoration skills. Xu Zhimo said: Her eyes were also talking, and the secret of her heart was reflected in her eyes.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Bing_Xin\"><\/span><strong>9. Bing Xin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25926\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010R0648.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"213\" height=\"240\"\/><br \/>\nBing Xin (October 5, 1900 &#8211; February 28, 1999) died at the age of 99. She was born in Hengling Village, Changle, Fuzhou, Fujian. Her original name was Xie Wanying and her pen name was Bing Xin. Bing Xin advocated the &#8220;philosophy of love&#8221;. &#8220;Maternal love, childlike innocence, and nature&#8221; are the main themes of her works. She loved children very much and regarded them as &#8220;the most sacred people&#8221;. She believed that they were the flowers of the motherland and should be well cared for. She was deeply respected by the people. Her works are full of love for nature, as well as praise and admiration for maternal love and childlike innocence. Bing Xin&#8217;s love is broad and deep, just like the sea she loves. Her literary influence transcends national boundaries. Her works have been translated into various languages \u200b\u200band have been appreciated by readers at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Ding_Ling\"><\/span><strong>10. Ding Ling<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25927\" title=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-140120010926462.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Talented Women in Modern China-1\" width=\"218\" height=\"256\"\/><br \/>\nDing Ling (October 12, 1904 &#8211; March 4, 1986), formerly known as Jiang Wei, with the pen name Bingzhi, and pen names Binzhi, Congxuan, etc., was born in Linli, Hunan. She is a famous contemporary Chinese writer and social activist. Her works are delicate, bold, and full of emotional portrayals of the characters&#8217; psychology. In May 1930, Ding Ling joined the League of Left-Wing Writers of China. In September 1936, she went to northern Shaanxi and became the first well-known writer to arrive in the Central Soviet Area. She was welcomed by leaders such as Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai.<\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are famous Chinese women with brilliant talents and distinctive personalities, which have made many&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3198],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wiki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25915"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25928,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25915\/revisions\/25928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}