Bao Linghui (; fl. ca. 464) was a Chinese poet of the
Southern Dynasties. A native of
Donghai,
Jiangsu Province, she was the younger sister of poet
Bao Zhao
Bao Zhao (; c. 414September 466) was a Chinese poet, writer, and official known for his ''shi'' poetry, ''fu'' rhapsodies, and parallel prose who lived during the Liu Song dynasty (420–479). Bao's best known surviving work is his "''Fu'' on ...
, and, like her brother, wrote in the style of refined imitation of Han dynasty folksongs and ballads. Dates of her birth and death were unknown, but according to Bao Zhao's ''Qingjiaqi'' (), she might have died during the reign of
Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song. Her poems can be found in ''
New Songs from the Jade Terrace''.
[ Cao Daoheng. ''Bao Linghui'', ''Encyclopedia of China'' (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.] Seven of her poems are extant, all of the "boudoir lament" genre, in which the poet laments the absence of her lover.
See also
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Six dynasties poetry
References
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Liu Song poets
Year of death unknown
Chinese women poets
5th-century Chinese poets
Year of birth unknown
Poets from Jiangsu
Writers from Lianyungang
5th-century Chinese women writers
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