Nguyễn Thị Hinh, popularly known as Bà Huyện Thanh Quan (

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: 婆縣青關, ''Lady of the Thanh Quan District Chief'') ( Vĩnh Thuận, 1805–1848) was a Vietnamese female poet.

Biography

Nguyễn Thị Hinh was born in Nghi Tàm ward, Vĩnh Thuận district, near Hồ Tây (now Quảng An ward, Tây Hồ district),

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.Ghi theo ''Từ điển Văn học (bộ mới)'' và ''Từ điển nhân vật lịch sử Việt Nam'' (tr. 642). GS. Dương Quảng Hàm ghi là huyện Hoàn Long, tỉnh

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(nay thuộc

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(''Việt Nam văn học sử yếu'', tr. 396). Her father,

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(1755-1837), was the valedictorian in 1783, during the reign of Emperor

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Works

Bà Huyện Thanh Quan is famous for composing poems in Hán Nôm, some works including,

Crossing Ngang Pass (Qua đèo Ngang, 戈𡸇卬)

References

19th-century Vietnamese poets 1805 births 1848 deaths 19th-century Vietnamese women writers 19th-century Vietnamese writers Vietnamese women poets Vietnamese ladies-in-waiting Nguyễn dynasty poets {{Vietnam-poet-stub