Yu Xuanji

Yu Xuanji (, ), courtesy names Youwei and Huilan , was a Chinese female poet, courtesan, and Daoist nun during the late Tang dynasty who was born in Chang'an. Along with Xue Tao, she was one of the foremost poets of the Tang dynasty.

Biography Little information is available about the relatively short life of Yu Xuanji. Likewise, she was also a courtesan. Scholar Jinhua Jia, however, contends that the label of courtesan is a misunderstanding derived from information added in later editions to slander her.

She had a "painted boat" on the Wei River. During her time as a nun she travelled frequently and her travels influenced her writing.