Qiu-Qin- A National Hero in China

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Lin Kuang
Spectator

Qiu Jin was born in 1875 with excelent education and family background. She was a great writer. She wrote  many jorful poems about domestic activities. She also wrote about Chinese female heros and warriors. She has strong self-confidence and desire to become a strong female writer. Her tragety started her marriage with a wealthman under her fatherś arranged marriage. She was very unhappy about her marriage and depicted her husband "...He treats me as less than nothing..." and "When I think of him my hair bristles with anger, itś absolutely undearable."Her poems in this period reflected her self-doubt and loneliness.She started to writing poems  about current events and the fate of China. Later on, she went Jpan in 1903, she became vocal in her support for womenś rights.. She viewed the traditional families as oppressive to women. She became very well-known as brave woman to help the poor and weak. She sacrificed her lif efor her belief at the age of 31.