Yi Maechang
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Biography
She was born to a man Yi Tang-jong (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) who was the mayor of Buan-hyeon (now Buan County) in North Jeolla Province, and an unnamed woman.
She was noted for her talent in playing the geomungo (a zither-like instrument related to the Chinese Guqin 古琴) and composing sijo and other poetry. As Hwang Jin-yi was known as one of the three wonders of Songdo, Mae-chang was known as one of the three wonders of Byeoksan. Because she was a gisaeng, she was not permitted to publish her works during her lifetime.[5]
One line from her Sijo remains, saying:
"Yi Hwa-woo, who broke up with me while crying
Do you think of me in the autumn leaves too?
A thousand miles away, only dreams come and go."
(이화우 흣뿌릴 제 울며 잡고 이별한 님.
추풍 낙엽에 저도 날 생각난가?
천리에 외로온 꿈만 오락가락 하노매)
Her grave is preserved in Buan County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.
See also
References
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- Hwang, Won-gap (황원갑). (1997). 한국사를 바꾼 여인들 (Hanguksareul bakkun yeoindeul) (The women who changed Korean history). Seoul: 책이있는마을. Template:ISBN