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An Wu Merchant Woman (biography of Zhou Ying, the Richest Woman in the Late Qing Dynasty)
General Fiction安吴商妇（晚清女首富周莹传）
Li Wende Wang Fangwen
This book is based on a true story that happened in Anwu Fort, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province in the late Qing Dynasty. It tells the touching story of the heroine Zhou Ying, who spent twenty-four years from being widowed at the age of 18 to dying of illness at the age of 42. She fought against various forces with a fearless spirit and became one of the few female officials in Chinese history who was appointed by the feudal dynasty to "sit on the family platform", but she ultimately left behind a tragic legacy. The work reproduces the local customs and folk culture of Guanzhong in the late Qing Dynasty with real scenes. It is a literary work with important sociological value and strong appeal.
This book is based on a true story that happened in Anwu Fort, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province in the late Qing Dynasty. It tells the touching story of the heroine Zhou Ying, who spent twenty-four years from being widowed at the age of 18 to dying of illness at the age of 42. She fought against various forces with a fearless spirit and became one of the few female officials in Chinese history who was appointed by the feudal dynasty to "sit on the family platform", but she ultimately left behind a tragic legacy. The work reproduces the local customs and folk culture of Guanzhong in the late Qing Dynasty with real scenes. It is a literary work with important sociological value and strong appeal.