Qin and Han · Exemplary Wife

Wife of Liang Hong 梁鴻之妻

Attested AD 25 - AD 80

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wife of Liang Hong was an Exemplary Wife.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 25 to AD 80 東漢
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 6

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Liang Hong (梁鸿)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 6

Events and relationships

Cited for sharing seclusion without complaint
Literary · Exemplar alluded to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 6

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

其次梁鴻之妻，無辭偕隱，共姜之誓，不踐二庭，婦道母儀，克彰圖史，又其長也。 Next are figures such as Liang Hong's wife, who followed her husband into seclusion without a word of protest, and Gong Jiang, who vowed never to enter a second household—their wifely virtue and maternal example are fully celebrated in the histories, and this too is their highest merit.