Fan Lihua was a rare woman who dared to love and hate in the Tang Dynasty. Later, she met Xue Dingshan and married him without hesitation. She fought with her husband and helped him climb the mountain. Therefore, there are many stories about her among the people, which shows that she is an open-minded ancient woman with courage and courage that many ancient women do not have.
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Fan's common name is yes wife. She studied art with Li Shanzhi's mother since childhood, which lasted for eight years, and her martial arts was high. The mainstay of the Western Expedition of the Xue family's father and son, embroidered knives are unparalleled. After Xue's death, he succeeded the commander-in-chief of Xiliang, and finally ended in the chaos of Xiliang. Because of his great achievements, Tang Gaozong was named Hou Weining, the first lady of the town.
The image of Fan Lihua originated in the Tang Dynasty and is found in local chronicles. Later generations spread widely in the form of legends and plays.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhongdu collected folk stories and biographies of the past dynasties and compiled a historical novel, Three Biographies of the Tang Dynasty, also known as Three Notes on Xue Dingshan's Western Expedition and Fan Lihua's Different Views, and later generations also called the Biography of the Western Expedition. For example, books such as The Complete Biography of Anti-Tang Romance edited by Lian Jushi are collected in the hall.