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Bao Linghui
Renowned Southern Dynasties poetess (c. 420–475 CE), younger sister of Bao Zhao, celebrated for exquisite imitations of Han and Wei yuefu folk poems.
Mural guide
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Lady Bao
- Roles
- Writer / Poet
Bao Linghui (c. 420–475 CE) was a distinguished Southern Dynasties poetess of the Liu Song era and the sister of master poet Bao Zhao. Renowned for mastering the Han-Wei five-character ballad form, her verses in the Yutai Xinyong collection exhibit lyrical elegance and emotional profundity.
Life and times
Dates c. 420–475 CE
EraJinNorthern and Southern