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- Map of 21st Century China <span xml:lang="zho">中华地图</span>
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- Introduction to the <i>Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography</i>
- Publisher’s Note
- Acknowledgments
- Reader’s Guide: Reading and Writing Biographies
- <i>Dictionary of Chinese Biography</i> Entries by Subject
- Pronunciation and Conversion Table
- List of Prominent People
- Index of Kings, Emperors, and Other Rulers
- Index of Geographical Locations
- Glossary of Pinyin Terms
- General Reference Works on Chinese History
- Biographical Reference Works
- Standard Histories (<i>Zhèngshǐ</i> <span xml:lang="zho">正史</span>)
- Four Books and Five Classics (Wǔjīng Sìshū <span xml:lang="zho">四书五经</span>)
- Other Classics and Philosophical Works (Translated)
- Literature and the Six Vernacular Novels
- Online Biographical Resources
- Timeline of Major Events
Bān Zhāo 班昭 45–116 ce—First female scholar, educator, and author Alternate names: given name: Jī 姬; style name: Huìbān 惠班; title: Dàjiā 大家; married name: Cáo Dájiā 曹大家
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- Bret HinschBret HINSCH
SummaryBan Zhao has traditionally been revered as China’s foremost female scholar and thinker. In addition to completing work on ...
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- Publishing Information
- Map of 21st Century China <span xml:lang="zho">中华地图</span>
- Editors and Staff
- Contributors
- Introduction to the <i>Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography</i>
- Publisher’s Note
- Acknowledgments
- Reader’s Guide: Reading and Writing Biographies
- <i>Dictionary of Chinese Biography</i> Entries by Subject
- Pronunciation and Conversion Table
- List of Prominent People
- Index of Kings, Emperors, and Other Rulers
- Index of Geographical Locations
- Glossary of Pinyin Terms
- General Reference Works on Chinese History
- Biographical Reference Works
- Standard Histories (<i>Zhèngshǐ</i> <span xml:lang="zho">正史</span>)
- Four Books and Five Classics (Wǔjīng Sìshū <span xml:lang="zho">四书五经</span>)
- Other Classics and Philosophical Works (Translated)
- Literature and the Six Vernacular Novels
- Online Biographical Resources
- Timeline of Major Events
