Qiu Jin
Chinese poet, revolutionary
Died when: 31 years 249 days (380 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Qiu Jin (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Qiu Jin; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Chin; 8 November 1875 – 15 July 1907) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer. Her courtesy names are Xuanqing (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Xuánqing) and Jingxiong (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Jìngxióng).
Her sobriquet name is Jianhu Nüxia (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: Jiànhú Nuxiá; lit. 'Woman Knight of Mirror Lake').
Qiu was executed after a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is considered a national heroine in China, a martyr of republicanism, and feminism.
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