Yu Xuanji, or Yu Hsuan-chi
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Yu Xuanji (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; pinyin : Yú Xuánji ; Wade–Giles : Yü Hsüan-chi, approximate dates 844–869, or, according to one source, 871), courtesy names Youwei (Chinese : ; pinyin : Yòuwei ) and Huìlan (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; pinyin : Huìlán ), was a Late Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, from in Chang'an. Her family name, Yu, is relatively rare. Her given name, Xuanji, means something like "Profound Theory" or "Mysterious Principle," and is a technical term in Daoism and Buddhism. "Yòuwei" means something like "Young and Tiny;" and, Huìlán refers to a species of fragrant orchid. She is distinctive for the quality of her poems, including many written in what seems to be a remarkably frank and direct autobiographical style; that is, using her own voice rather than speaking through a persona. She is of interest in feminist studies as one of relatively few early female Chinese poets, at least whose works have been preserved.
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