Qiu Jin (ē§ē¾) [1875 - 1907] was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer who went by the pseudonym āWoman Knight of Mirror Lakeā (éę¹å„³äæ ). She was known for her anti-Manchurian ideology, in favor of overthrowing the Qing dynasty and restoring a Han Chinese government. Jin often spoke out for womenās rights, opposing the tradition of foot binding and advocating for freedom of marriage and education. (Fun facts: she alsoĀ practiced martial arts and notoriously cross-dressed in Western menās clothing!). Amidst the government crackdown on revolutionaries, Jin was caught before a a scheduled uprising in Anqing and publicly beheaded at the age of 31. She has since been regarded as a national heroine and martyr in China.
This is the only non-malegaze photo I can find of a female historical figure in chinese history *national/cultural heroine? nobody remembers herā¦ beheaded for being anti-monarchy long before the communists
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She actually had a sword and she wore it not just for picrew lol
Some of my fav poems written by her:
btw gyns
in āfeminineā poses wearing traditional outfits?
bury me with my dead poets they died for nothing if thatās your impression of eastern asian women
put aside the anachronism
some hanfu are less comfortable to wear than they seem
please consider them to be in the same system as closets and foot binding
