Top Ten Courtesans in History

1. Du Shiniang was an intelligent, beautiful and passionate woman, but unfortunately she was in a position of being humiliated and harmed, living a life of hell on earth.

She wanted to get rid of this life, and asked for a "human" life.

In the old society, a woman in Du Shinniang's position had to work hard and plan for years just to live a "human" life, and sometimes she could not achieve her goal even after all the hard work and efforts.

The story of Du Shuniang is an example.

The story of Du Shinniang is an example of this. In this novel, it is written that once Du Shinniang met Li Jia, who was "loyal and sincere", she "fell in love with him" and "had a heart for him", which is the reason.

2. Li Shishi was originally the daughter of Wang Yin, who ran a dye house in Bianjing.

Li Yun, who ran a brothel, saw her as a beauty and adopted her, teaching her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing.

For a while, Li Shishi became a famous prostitute in Bianjing, and was the object of competition among the literati and the princes and grandchildren.

In the end, even Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty heard of her and wanted to kiss her.

Upon meeting Li Shishi, his unassuming and gentle demeanor made Song Huizong feel like he was in a dream.

Li Shishi and Goliath have known each other for a long time, see the high-powered man was so respectful to this strange guest, the heart of the doubt, but can be sure that this is not to be offended by the dignitaries, so attentive service.

3. Dynasty cloud because of the family's poor, since childhood in the dance class, she was born beautiful, intelligent, intelligent, good at singing and dancing, although mixed in the dust, but only a kind of refreshing and elegant temperament.

One day Su Dongpo and a few literary friends traveled to the West Lake, the banquet invited the dynasty cloud where the song and dance class to help, dance after the crowd *** into the wine, dynasty cloud cha turned to Su Dongpo side, this time the dynasty cloud has changed another kind of attire: cleaned up the thick clothes, dai eyebrow lightly swept, lips slightly point, a clean dress, elegant, Chu Chu can be people, and a different charm, as if a stream of the orchid's fragrance, refreshing into the Su Dongpo due to changes in the world and bleak heart.

After that, Su Dongpo took her as his concubine.

4. Su Xiaoxiao, whose life is not detailed, is rumored to be a famous prostitute in Qiantang during the Southern Qi Dynasty, died of hemoptysis at 19 years old, and was buried in the dock of Xiling.

Su Xiaoxiao tomb in Hangzhou is a household name, according to historical records, the Song Dynasty, a scholar named Sima Xi (under the Luo dream of a beautiful people pulling down the curtains and singing, asked his name, said: Xiling Su Xiaoxiao.

Asked what song?

Asked what song was being sung.

After five years, the talent Zhong Dongpo recommended, for the Qin Shaozhang curtain under the official, because of its business.

Shao Zhang is different, said: "Su Xiao's tomb, now in Xiling, why not pour libations to hang.

"Cai Zhong went to find his tomb to worship.

Is the night, dreaming with the same bed, said: I would like to pay.

Since then, three years of seclusion, Cai Zhong also died in Hangzhou, buried in a small side of the tomb.

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5. Chen Yuanyuan, Wujin, Changzhou (now Changzhou, Jiangsu Province), originally surnamed Xing, name Yuan, the word Wanfen.

As a famous prostitute in Suzhou, she was good at singing and dancing, and was one of the "Eight Beauties of Jiangnan".

At first, she was a courtesan of Tianwan, and then Wu Sangui took her as a concubine.

Wu Sangui out of the town of Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng peasant insurgents conquered Beijing, Chen Yuanyuan was captured.

Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing dynasty, the Qing army captured Beijing, still returned to Sangui, from to Yunnan.

Late in life for female Taoist priests, renamed Silence, the word Yuan.

Folklore says Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing dynasty is for her.

6. Liu Ruyu (1618-1664) was originally surnamed Yang (杨), but changed her name to Liu (柳), and her name was Yin (陰).

She changed her name to Ruyi, her character Ruyi, her name Hedongjun, also known as confabulist, a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, who was sold to Xu Fo, a famous prostitute of Shengze's Guijiawon, as an adoptive daughter at a young age.

Liu was a poet who was good at writing poetry in close proximity to the Chinese style of seven lines, and he was also good at writing books in the style of Yu Shinan and Zhu Suiliang.

When she was a little older, she lived in brothels and was the first of the Eight Beauties of the Qin Huai River.

In Songjiang, she was associated with the Fuxia, the Qisha, and the Donglin Party, often dressed in Confucian clothes, and talked about the current situation with the literati, singing and harmonizing with them in poems.

In 1641, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Tung Lin dynasty, and Liu Ruyi became friends.

The two lived together in the Jiangyun Building and enjoyed reading and discussing poetry.

Qian jokingly called Liu Ruyi "Liu Rushi".

7. Dong Xiaowan, a famous talent in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was one of the "eight famous prostitutes" of the Qinhuai River.

Dong Xiaowan was a beautiful woman, good at calligraphy and painting, and a poet, later married to the famous Qing Dynasty writer, Bao Xiang, as a concubine.

The story of her marriage to the talented Bong Xiang has been immortalized in the "Memories of Mei Yingan" (梅影庵忆語).

She was also the subject of a moving legend in which the Shunzhi Emperor favored her with three thousand favors.

She was born in the fireworks, read all the sorrows and joys of the world, but has a transcendent beauty and aura, she is smart and talented, attracted countless talented people marveled at.

She has a strong sense of love and righteousness, through all the tribulations, and finally got with the man of their choice, long-lasting relationship, she is a strong moral character, to help Huxu run away from the national cause.

8. Liang Hongyu (1102-1135), whose name is missing from the history books, only called Liang.

Song Huizong Xuanhe two years, Mutsu residents Fang La, tsunami gathered mountain people uprising, the rapid development of hundreds of thousands of people, and even fell into the state, the official army repeatedly failed to recruit, Liang Hongyu's grandfather and father are in the pacification of Fang La in the chaos of the missed opportunity to defeat, was convicted and killed.

The Liang family thus fell, Liang Hongyu also fell into the Jingkou camp prostitutes, that is, by the state and county governments managed by the government prostitutes, but because she is proficient in writing, and born with the power of the gods, can pull the strong bow, every shot must be hit; on the usual teenage children will be more than a blank stare, without the breath of the whore.

The story of Liang Hongyu beating the drum to retreat from the Jin soldiers is still being recited.

9. Li Xiangjun: also known as Li Xiang, a famous brothel in Moling.

Li Xiangjun became famous after Kong Shangren's Peach Blossom Fan was released in 1699.

Li Xiangjun became involved with Hou Fangwei, the leader of the Restoration Society, and married him as her concubine.

Hou promised to relieve Ruan Dacheng, a member of the castrati, who was embarrassed by the revelations and attacks of the Fuxing Society's celebrities, but she refused to do so.

Ruan also forced Xiangjun to marry Caofu Tian Yang as a concubine, Xiangjun to death to resist, at this time when the horse, Ruan big arrests of East Liners, Hou and other arrested and imprisoned, Xiangjun was also Ruan sent to the palace.

After the Qing army went south, Hou Fangwei surrendered to the Qing dynasty, and the whereabouts of Xiangjun is widely rumored.

10. In the late Qing Dynasty, among the many famous prostitutes, Sai Jinhua should be the most legendary one, whose first name was Fu Yulian, also known as Caiyun, Sai Jinhua Anhui Yixian people, born in about 1872.

Early childhood was sold to the so-called "flower boat" in Suzhou for prostitutes, in 1887, coinciding with the former scholar Hong Jun returned to his hometown to observe filial piety, Caiyun fell in love at first sight, and then taken as a concubine, Hong was 48 years old, Fu Caiyun was only 15 years old.

Soon Hong died of illness.

In 1894, Fu Caiyun sent Hong's coffin on the way back to Suzhou, absconded to Shanghai as a prostitute and changed her name to "Cao Menglan".

Later, she went to Tianjin and changed her name to "Sai Jinhua".

When the Eight-Power Allied Forces captured Beijing in 1900, she lived in Stone Hutong, Beijing, and worked as a prostitute.

Then she went to Tianjin and changed her name to "Sai Jinhua".