Su Hui (fl. 4th c.)

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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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