Zhu Shuzhen

Zhu Shuzhen (Chinese: 朱淑真; c. 1135 – 1180) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Song dynasty. She married an official with whom she had a bad marriage. She either had an affair or committed suicide and after she died, her parents burned poetry that she had written.

Zhu Shuzhen
朱淑真
Born	1135 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died	1180 (aged 44–45) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Occupation	Poet
Notable work	Heartbreaking Verse
Chinese name
Chinese	朱淑真
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Shūzhēn
Youqi Jushi
Traditional Chinese	幽棲居士
Simplified Chinese	幽栖居士
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yōuqī Jūshì

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhu.

Copies of her poetry had already been circulating and 339 shi and 33 ci by her could be reconstituted. Her poems dealt with love's sorrows and her collection is called Heartbreaking Verse. Since she adopted a few lines from Li Qingzhao's work, it's clear that Zhu Shuzhen was familiar with at least some of her work.

References

• "Chapter 4 Soong" from Center for Chinese Studies Faculty, Hawaii, last accessed June 4, 2007 (Internet Archive copy)