Guan Daogao (1262 – 1319?) was a

Chinese calligrapher Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high este ...

, poet, and painter who lived during the

Yuan Dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...

. She was born in Qixian, Wuxing (modern-day

Huzhou Huzhou (, ; Huzhounese: ''ghou² cieu¹'') is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province (Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou Plain, China). Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinc ...

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

). She is known for the ''Avolokitesvara Saddarapundarika Sutra'' (Guanshiyin pumempin).

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1262 births 1319 deaths Year of death uncertain Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown Chinese women poets Chinese women painters Women calligraphers Yuan dynasty poets Yuan dynasty painters Yuan dynasty calligraphers Poets from Zhejiang Painters from Zhejiang Writers from Huzhou {{china-poet-stub