1) Su Xiaoxiao There have been many famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times. The beautiful mountains and beautiful waters of Qiantang have produced many beautiful and talented brothel beauties, and Su Xiaoxiao from the Southern Qi Dynasty is one of them. Su Xiaoxiao was born into a well-to-do family in Qiantang. Her family's ancestors served as officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, her family lived in Qiantang. The Su family used the gold, silver and jewelry they carried as capital to do business in Qiantang. By Su Xiaoxiao's parents' generation, they had become local wealthy businessmen. Su Xiaoxiao is the only daughter of her parents, so she has been regarded as the apple of her eye since she was a child. Because of her delicate appearance, she was named Xiaoxiao. Although the Su family is a family of merchants, it has inherited the tradition of incense calligraphy from its ancestors. The smart and intelligent Su Xiaoxiao was deeply influenced by it. He was good at writing and poetry since he was a child, and his literary talent was outstanding. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. When Su Xiaoxiao was fifteen, her parents passed away one after another. Su Xiaoxiao lost her support and still lived in an old courtyard in the city. Seeing things and thinking about people easily aroused sadness, so she sold her house in the city. With his family fortune, he moved to the west of the city with his wet nurse Aunt Jia to the bank of Xileng Bridge. After the incident spread, officials, merchants, celebrities and scribes from Qiantang all came to visit the Serang Bridge. However, Su Xiaoxiao fell in love with Ruan Yu, a famous son, and the two were inseparable. After all, the casual marriage lacked a foundation. Half a year later, Ruan Yu's father in Jiankang heard the news that his son was hanging out with prostitutes in Qiantang. He immediately sent someone to call Ruan Yu back and kept him under strict supervision at home, not allowing him to go out even half a step. . After Ruan Yu left, Su Xiaoxiao stayed at home, looking up and waiting for her lover's return all day long. A month has passed, but there is no trace of the lover; a year has passed, and there is not even a message. Su Xiaoxiao went from longing to disappointment to despair, and finally fell ill in bed. At this time, he met a scholar, Bao Ren, who went to Beijing to take the exam, but was unable to make the trip due to lack of money. Su Xiaoxiao sold off her jewelry and donated all her money to help. In the spring of the next year, Su Xiaoxiao suffered from a cold, and due to lack of treatment, he died. Coupled with her melancholy, she died at the age of only twenty-four, with her soul floating in the sky. At this time, Bao Ren had already named himself on the capital's gold medal list and was ordered to be the governor of Huazhou. When he took office, he passed by Qiantang and rushed to the Xileng Bridge to express his gratitude to Su Xiaoxiao. Unexpectedly, he happened to catch up with her funeral. Bao Ren, wearing white clothes and a white crown, held the coffin and cried loudly. Then he followed Su Xiaoxiao's instructions to Aunt Jia and buried her in a beautiful place not far from the Xileng Bridge. A monument was erected in front of the tomb with the words "Qiantang Su Xiaoxiao's Tomb" ”
Later, many literati and poets who came to Qiantang voluntarily paid their respects to Su Xiaoxiao’s tomb, so the locals built a “Mucai Pavilion” in front of her tomb to provide shelter from the wind and rain for those who came to express their condolences. There is a couplet inscribed on the pavilion: Thousands of years of fame have left monuments, and the charm of the Six Dynasties has been recorded in Xileng.
2) Dong Xiaowan Dong Xiaowan, whose given name is Bai, also known as Qinglian, is also known as Qinglian Nvshi. Both her name and the given name were derived from her admiration for Li Bai. She is smart, graceful, beautiful, graceful and graceful. She is a first-class figure among the women in the old courtyard of Qinhuai. , together with Liu Rushi, Gu Hengbo, Ma Xianglan, Chen Yuanyuan, Guan Baimen, Bian Yujing, Li Xiang and other eight famous prostitutes in Qinhuai Nanqu, were praised as "Eight Wonders of Jinling" by people at the time.
Although Dong Xiaowan is a profligate person, his nature is like iron, fire, gold and stone, and his quality is like an ice kettle and jade moon. They are naturally disgusted with those rich and powerful people who hold dishes with jade chopsticks and smell the fragrance from golden stoves, who are fighting cocks and lackeys, and who are looking for flowers and flowers. They all respond with cold eyes and ridicule. She was obsessed with calligraphy and painting. In their free time, Xiaowan and Pijiang often sat in the study room of the painting garden, splashing ink, admiring flowers and drinking tea, commenting on landscapes, and identifying gold and stone. When Xiaowan first entered the Mao family, he imitated Zhong Yao's calligraphy and Cao'e's stele. He wrote thousands of words every day, and he neither missed nor missed any words. She prefers to enjoy the coolness on summer nights, smell the fragrance and admire the moonlight like water, which is what Xiaowan is most attracted to. Xiaowan likes to recite Tang Dynasty poems about chanting the moon, Liuyingying and Wanfan. In order to appreciate the beauty of the moonlight, she often moved several couches with the rise and fall of the moon. In this way, Xiaowan appreciates the subtle and elegant cultural taste in natural and plain daily life, and longs for a transcendent and clear poetic life in a humble life.
3) Li Shishi Li Shishi is a native of Kaifeng. His original surname is Wang. His parents died. He was adopted by a singing girl named Li. He changed his surname to Li and was known as Li Shishi. When he grew up, he not only stood tall and graceful, as beautiful as a peach and plum, but also had a melodious singing voice, making him the leader among all the schools. Between Chongning and Daguan, Li Shishi, who was in his prime years, was already famous in Kaifeng, the capital at that time.
She is not only beautiful, kind and passionate, but also a strange woman with a strong sense of nationality and a profound understanding of justice. She is stunningly beautiful, talented, good at lyrics, music, and singing. She is famous in Bianliang, the capital of Beijing. , even Song Huizong Zhao Ji, who was the emperor, could not help but kiss Fangze. She was upright, dared to love and hate, and was known as the "Red Makeup Jibu". Song Jiang, the leader of Liangshan, sneaked into her house and wrote a poem for her. "Niannujiao·North and South", it is still said that Li Shishi was a famous prostitute in the late Northern Song Dynasty who was both beautiful and beautiful. She was generous and well-known, and she was called "Flying General".
There is a poem that gives a high-level summary of what she has done in her life: Fragrance traces are vaguely remembered in Bianliang, and the charm of that year has been spread for a long time; there is a road to the Purple Palace that leads to the Fragrance Grotto, and the pink lady is passionately in love with the emperor. . Unexpectedly, the Hu'er drove the iron horse and actually taught the beauties to die of red sheep; Jingkang was so ashamed that he was snow, and the Yellow River surged to eternal sorrow.
4) Chen Yuanyuan Chen Yuanyuan’s original surname is Xing, her given name is Yuan, her courtesy name is Yuanyuan, and her courtesy name is Wanfang. She was adopted by her adoptive mother Chen when she was young, so she changed her surname to Chen. She has a beautiful appearance, bright flowers and snow, and is good at singing and dancing. Chen Yuanyuan was originally a singing girl from Kunshan and once lived in Qinhuai. Because of her outstanding erotic skills and her connection with major historical events, the Qing people included her in the list of She was one of the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai" and said that she was "the daughter of the Jinling advocate in the former dynasty". She is more stunning than the famous Kun opera actors in Jiangnan who have "the most beautiful voice in the world and the most beautiful color in the world". Her voice is full of intoxicating magic, and all those who hear it sigh, "The lingering sound lingers for three hundred years; her beauty is so quiet and delicate, with the breath of youth all over her body; her talents are always contrasting Her impeccable judgment and reflexes are beyond men's presumption.
5) Liu Rushi Liu Rushi, whose surname is Yang, was first named Yun, also known as Ying Lian, and also known as Ai. Later, her surname was changed to Liu, and her given name was Yinwen. Later, her name was changed to Yin, and her name was Hedongjun. She was one of the most beautiful flowers on the banks of the Qinhuai River in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. A romantic and talented man is lucky to catch a glimpse of beauty, but she has an aloof personality, a heart for the world, and is passionate and righteous. Liu Rushi is a living legend! This prostitute's integrity is enough to put countless men to shame. , like a white lotus emerging from the mud, leaving endless fragrance in the world. She had a full life, and finally died at the age of forty-seven with a bunch of white flowers. . "It's sad to say such words, leaving us, the secular people in future generations, to force ourselves to explain others and trust our confidants.
6) Du Shiniang's first name is Ji and her surname is Du Mingnai, ranking No. 10. She is known as Du Shiniang in the courtyard.
She is elegant and fragrant, her eyebrows are painted with green mountains, her eyes are bright and moist like lotus calyx, and she is clearly Zhuo. Wenjun's lips are like cherries, so what's more, a piece of flawless jade accidentally fell into the wind and dust.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Du Shiniang, a famous prostitute in the "Jiaofang Division" in the south of Beijing. One day when receiving guests, he met Li Jia, the son of the chief minister of Nanjing. Li Jia fell in love with his beauty, and Du Shiniang admired his elegant manners. After hearing this, his father was furious and cut off his supply, and persuaded his relatives in the capital not to lend him money.
Shi Niang was determined to entrust her life to the gentle and loyal old Madam Li Jia. Li Jia could redeem Shiniang with three hundred taels of silver within ten days, but he had already lost his reputation among his relatives and friends, and no one would give him money to fill the brothel.
Li Jia ran around for several days and was unable to do anything. Du Shiniang took out the 150 taels of silver sewn into the quilt. Li Jia's friend Liu Yuchun was moved by the behavior of the prostitute and managed to collect the 150 taels of silver. Ten days later, the money was handed over to the old madam. The old madam wanted to go back on her word, but Du Shiniang knew what was going on, so the old madam had no choice but to let her go.
So the two lovers tied the knot at Liu Yuchun's residence. Du Shiniang and Li Jia were about to return to their hometown, but Li Jia was worried and could not explain to his father that they were returning with a prostitute. Du Shiniang suggested that they should visit the resorts of Suzhou and Hangzhou first, and then the husband would go home. Asking her relatives and friends to persuade her to be gentle in front of her respected father, Li Jia followed her orders and met Sun Fu, a lustful and insidious wealthy businessman. When he returned to the boat after drinking at night, he was very moved when he heard Du Shiniang's singing. After dawn, he looked in from the window and felt even more shaken.
Sun Fu pretended to get close to Li Jia, drank and talked freely. When he talked about Du Shiniang, Li Jia told him the whole story. Sun Fu sighed: "I respect my father's high position, how can I allow you to marry a prostitute?" When the time comes to be in a dilemma, won’t we end up being unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust? ! When he said this, Li Jia felt even more difficult to move. Sun Fu took on the attitude of being willing to go out of his way to protect his friends and said: I am willing to give you a thousand pieces of gold as a gift. You can go back with the money and just say that you will teach in Beijing. Your Father will surely forgive you. What he said made Li Jia moved. He had always been afraid that he would not be able to do business after returning home, and now that was all he could do. So he immediately made a contract, pressed his fingerprints, and sold Du Shiniang exclusively to Sun Fu.
When Du Shiniang heard about it, she felt like a thunderbolt. She recalled that she had been sold and suffered humiliation in her childhood. She had escaped from the fire pit and was about to live a happy life, but now everything was shattered. The next day, Du Shiniang dressed up and asked Sun Fu to put the silver on Li Jia's boat. He stood on the pedal and opened the treasure box, which was filled with gold, silver, emerald and various rare toys. Du Shiniang pointed at the priceless gold and silver jewelry, scolded Sun Fu for breaking up the couple, scolded Li Jia for being ungrateful and greedy, and threw the treasures into the river one after another, and finally jumped into the rolling waves.