Li Qingzhao (1084 – ca. 1155), art name Yi'an Jushi (Chinese: 易安居士), was a Chinese poet and essayist of the Song dynasty. She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. See more

Early life
Li Qingzhao was born in 1084 in Jinan, Shandong province. She was born to a family of scholar-officials. Her father, Li Gefei, was an … See more

Li's life was full of twists and turns and her poems can be split into two main parts - the dividing line being when she moved to the south. During the early period, most of her poems were related to her feelings as a maiden. They were more like love poems. After her … See more

Shandong Zhangqiu Memorial Hall
"Qingzhao Garden" is located at the bank of Baimai Spring in Mingshui, covering 18,000 square meters, including 1,270 square meters of buildings, 1,500 square meters of water, and 10,000 square meters of green … See more

Two impact craters, Li Ch'ing-Chao on Mercury and Li Qingzhao on Venus, are named after her.
"A Dream Song" and "Sheng Sheng Man" have been set to music as part of the song cycle 'Chinese Memories' by composer Johan Famaey in … See more

1. ^ Egan, Ronald (2019). The Works of Li Qingzhao. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. doi:10.1515/9781501504518. ISBN 9781501504518 See more

• Egan, Ronald [translator], Shields, Anna M. [editor] (January 2019). The Works of Li Qingzhao . De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-1-5015-0451-8 See more