Ming Dynasty The Wujiang Female Literary Research

Though Chinese ancient women literature originated very early, it doesn't become prosperous until the reign of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. The prostitute literature in the end of Ming Dynasty incorporate the strong points of Chinese prostitute literature of different times and came to the summit. The stratum of young lady appeared the group of family poets, which take the relatives relationship as link. Such stratum established a basic fashion for women literature after the Qing Dynasty. Suzhou is the most prosperous area of women literature in the end of Ming Dynasty because of its advantages in economics and culture.The women writers of distinguished family have rather high level in verse and their works were kept rather completely. The women writers of distinguished family appeared in the form of family. The Shen family and the Ye family in Wujiang were all distinguished families. From Shenkui on, the Shen family appeared 140 or 150 writers in succession, among whom there are about twenty women. Shenyuan, Shen Guanguan, Shen Xianying, Shen Huaman were all in the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Qianqian, Li Yuzhao, Gu Ruren( who is the sister of the writer Gu Youxiao) all married into the Shen family. Shen Yixiu and Shen Jingzhuan got the outstanding achievements. The marriage between Shen Yixiu and Ye Shaoyuan created the second largest aristocratic family of literature- the Ye family. The women writer of the Ye family are including Ye Wanwan Ye Xiaowan, Ye Xiaoluan. The Ye family and the Shen family are the core of women literature in Wujiang. The main body of women literature creation in Wujiang also includes Zhou Huizhen, Shen Suying and other young lady writers of distinguished families. In the meanwhile, Zhouqiong and Yi Lainiang were out of the distinguished families and they are in the edge position of women literature in Wujiang.