[1]Name and datesWang Duan was born in 1793; her death year is given as 1839 in some evidence and 1838 in other evidence.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)This record gives the name Wang Duan, birth year 1793, and death year 1839.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The profile and two biographical texts give 1793 as the birth year and 1838 as the death year.
WikidataWang Duan (Q24837814)The English label is Wang Duan, and the date claims give 1793 and 1839.
[2]Identity and birthplaceWang Duan was a female poet of the Qing dynasty from Qiantang in Zhejiang.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The record identifies her as a woman of the Qing dynasty and gives Hangzhou Prefecture and Qiantang as her basic native-place entries.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The profile and biographical texts describe her as a woman poet from Qiantang, Zhejiang, in the Qing period.
[3]Style name and sobriquetHer style name was Yunzhuang, written 允莊, and her sobriquet was Xiaoyun, written 小韞.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The alternate-name entries identify Yunzhuang as a style name and associate Xiaoyun with the style-name and studio-name or sobriquet categories.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The biographical texts explicitly call her 允莊 by style name and 小韞 by sobriquet, with a simplified-form variant in the profile.
WikidataWang Duan (Q24837814)The names and alias claims include Yunzhuang and Xiaoyun together with their Chinese forms 允莊 and 小韞.
[4]Other namesOther recorded forms include 允荘 and 小蘊; Huanhuage and Ziranhaoxuezhai are classified as studio names or sobriquets, and Laihan and Xinche are also listed.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The alternate-name entries list Laihan, Yunzhuang in the form 允荘, Xiaoyun in the form 小蘊, Xinche, Huanhuage, and Ziranhaoxuezhai; the last two are classified as studio names or sobriquets.
WikidataWang Duan (Q24837814)The English and Traditional Chinese alias lists include Huanhuage, Laihan, Xiaoyun, Xinche, Ziranhaoxuezhai, and the corresponding Chinese forms used in the sentence.
[5]FamilyHer father was 汪瑜, great-grandfather 汪光瑜, maternal grandfather 梁師正, elder brother 汪潭, elder sister 汪筠, maternal aunt 梁德繩, and son 陳葆庸.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The kinship entries list 汪光瑜 as great-grandfather, 汪瑜 as father, 梁師正 as maternal grandfather, 汪潭 as elder brother, 陳葆庸 as son, 汪筠 as elder sister, and 梁德繩 as maternal aunt.
[6]Marriage and husbandShe married 陳裴之 after reaching marriageable age; he was a son of 陳文述 and an expectant tongzhi in Hubei.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The kinship entries identify 陳裴之 as her husband.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The biographical texts describe her as the wife of the Hubei expectant tongzhi 陳裴之, identify him as a son of 陳文述, and give the title tongzhi.
[7]Husband’s dates陳裴之 was born in 1794 and died in 1826.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The husband’s kinship entry gives 1794 as his birth year and 1826 as his death year.
[8]Early poetic talentWang Duan wrote poetry from childhood and, at seven, composed 《春雪詩》, which was praised in comparison with the “willow catkins moved by the wind” allusion and led to the sobriquet Xiaoyun.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The biographical texts state that she could write poetry from childhood and record the seven-year-old composition 《春雪詩》, the comparison, and the origin of the sobriquet Xiaoyun.
[9]Temperament and learningShe knew historical events and allusions, had a bold temperament, and disliked the teachings associated with the various schools, Buddhism, and Daoism.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The biographical texts describe her familiarity with historical allusions, bold temperament, and dislike of the various schools, Buddhism, and Daoism.
[10]Poetic modelsShe retained Gao Qi and Wu Weiye after surveying earlier poets, later chose Gao Qi alone as her model, and wrote in an archaic style.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The texts mention her preference for Gao Qi and Wu Weiye and describe her selective reading, later exclusive retention of Gao Qi, and archaic poetic style.
[11]Student and preface王子蘭 was her student, and she wrote a preface for a work by 李淑儀.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The association entries identify 王子蘭 as her student and state that she wrote a preface for 李淑儀’s work.
[12]Preface writers one許宗彥, 梁同書, 張襄, 石韞玉, 陸準, 管筠, and 蘇垣 wrote prefaces for her works.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The association entries list 許宗彥, 梁同書, 張襄, 石韞玉, 陸準, 管筠, and 蘇垣 as writers of prefaces for her works.
[13]Preface writers two曹貞秀, 席慧文, 顧蕙, 舒位, 張雲璈, and 姚椿 likewise wrote prefaces for her works.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The association entries list 曹貞秀, 席慧文, 顧蕙, 舒位, 張雲璈, and 姚椿 as additional writers of prefaces for her works.
[14]Biographers胡敬 and 陳文述 wrote biographies of her.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The association entries identify 胡敬 and 陳文述 as authors of biographies of her.
[15]Ziranhaoxuezhai collectionHer collection 《自然好學齋集》 also appears under the titles 《自然好學齋詩集》 and 《自然好學齋詩鈔》, with a ten-volume form.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The works entries include 《自然好學齋集》 and identify a ten-volume 《自然好學齋集》 as authored by her.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The three biographical texts use the titles 《自然好學齋集》, 《自然好學齋詩集》, and 《自然好學齋詩鈔》.
[16]Ming poetry anthology and historyShe compiled 《明三十家詩選》 in first and second collections; 《元明秩史》 is given as eighteen volumes, while 《元明逸史》 is given as eighty volumes.
CBDBWang Duan (54712)The works entries include 《明三十家詩選》 and its first and second collections, identify 《明三十家詩選》 as authored by her, and list 《元明逸史》 as eighty volumes.
Souyun汪端 (66437)The biographical texts state that she selected the first and second Ming poetry collections and attribute 《元明秩史》 eighteen volumes to her.