Chen Yuanyuan
Chinese Ming Dynasty female singer and actress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chen Yuanyuan (1623–1689 or 1695)[1][2]was a Chinese Gējì and drama actress who later became the concubine of military leader Wu Sangui.In the last years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yuanyuan was captured by Tian Hongyu and transferred to Wu Sangui as his concubine. According to legend, after Li Zicheng captured Beijing, he and his subordinate Liu Zongmin kidnapped Chen Yuanyuan, and Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass.[3] She became known as one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, along with the other seven Gējìs, Ma Xianglan, Bian Yujing [zh], Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, Gu Mei, Kou Baimen [zh], and Liu Rushi.[4]
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Born | Xing Yuan 1623 (1623) Jiangsu, Ming Empire |
Died | 1689 or 1695 Qing Empire |
Spouse | Wu Sangui |
Occupation | Gējì,drama actress |
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Chen Yuanyuan | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陳圓圓 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈圆圆 | ||||||||
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Xing Yuan (birth name) | |||||||||
Chinese | 邢沅 | ||||||||
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Wanfen (courtesy name) | |||||||||
Chinese | 畹芬 | ||||||||
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