Su Hui (fl. 4th c.)
Su Hui (fl. 4th c.)
Chinese poet. Name variations: Ruolan. Born in China during the Eastern Ching dynasty.
Married to a general at 16; after being abandoned by husband, wrote palindromic verses on cloth which could be read forwards, backwards, slantwise, upwards, downwards, and by alternate words.
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DIED: 770, T'an-chou, China
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