Liang Desheng (1771–1847)

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Liang Desheng (1771–1847)

Chinese poet. Born in 1771 in Qiantang, Zhejiang Province, China; died in 1847; dau. of a scholar; sister of Liang Yaoshen; studied under Ruan Yuan; m. Xu Zongyan (1768–1818, scholar); children: 2 sons, 3 daughters.

Wrote 2 collections of poetry still extant, Guchun xuan shichao and Guchun xuan ci; edited husband's works after his death; took up the narrative of an unfinished work of Chen Duansheng's, Zaishengyuan, providing an ending for it.